Firefighter · Providence, RI
Firefighter in Providence: $664/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Providence at $66,150 a year. About 2,550 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.60). The 10th percentile is $50,860 and the 90th is $76,430. Pay ranks 81st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,740/mo). Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $664 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 169 miles away, at $3,000 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$664
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,150
$50,860 to $76,430
Rent (1 bd)
$1,740
$2,072 (2 bd)
Employment
2,550
Location quotient 1.60
Pay rank
81st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $66,150.
- Taxes$1,109
- Rent$1,740
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$664
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,150
- Federal income tax
- −$6,167
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,060
- State income tax (RI)
- −$2,085
- Take-home pay
- $52,838
- Effective tax rate
- 20.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,740
- Groceries
- $416
- Getting around
- $491
- Healthcare
- $468
- Utilities and internet
- $260
- Everything else
- $364
- Total spending
- $3,739
Left over each month
$5,513 gross, minus $1,109 in tax and $3,739 in living costs.
$664
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 Providence
- 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 Providence?
$66,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,550 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Providence?
$664 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Rhode Island taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,740, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Glens Falls, about 169 miles away, leaves $3,000 a month, more than Providence.