Firefighter · Portland, ME
Firefighter in Portland: -$566/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Portland at $49,320 a year. About 1,340 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.09). The 10th percentile is $37,100 and the 90th is $63,740. Pay ranks 199th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,867/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$566 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 162 miles away, at $3,000 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$566
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,320
$37,100 to $63,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,867
$2,223 (2 bd)
Employment
1,340
Location quotient 2.09
Pay rank
199th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $49,320.
- Taxes$812
- Rent$1,867
- Other living costs$1,997
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,320
- Federal income tax
- −$3,880
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,773
- State income tax (ME)
- −$2,089
- Take-home pay
- $39,578
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,867
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $510
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,864
Left over each month
$4,110 gross, minus $812 in tax and $3,864 in living costs.
-$566
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $3,000/mo.
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Other jobs in Portland
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a firefighter make in Portland?
$49,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,340 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Portland?
-$566 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,867, and pay covers 2.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Glens Falls, about 162 miles away, leaves $3,000 a month, more than Portland.