Firefighter · Punta Gorda, FL
Firefighter in Punta Gorda: $45/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Punta Gorda at $46,170 a year. The 10th percentile is $32,140 and the 90th is $57,300. Pay ranks 243rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $45 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Port St. Lucie, about 100 miles away, at $1,258 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$45
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,170
$32,140 to $57,300
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
243rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $46,170.
- Taxes$586
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,919
- Left over$45
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,170
- Federal income tax
- −$3,502
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,532
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $39,136
- Effective tax rate
- 15.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,216
Left over each month
$3,848 gross, minus $586 in tax and $3,216 in living costs.
$45
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Port St. Lucie, $1,258/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Punta Gorda?
$46,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Punta Gorda?
$45 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Port St. Lucie, about 100 miles away, leaves $1,258 a month, more than Punta Gorda.