Firefighter · Raleigh, NC
Firefighter in Raleigh: −$91/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Raleigh at $45,640 a year. About 2,510 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.52). The 10th percentile is $31,000 and the 90th is $72,100. Pay ranks 253rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps −$91 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salisbury, about 225 miles away, at $1,172 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
−$91
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$45,640
$31,000 to $72,100
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,491 (2 bd)
Employment
2,510
Location quotient 1.52
Pay rank
253rd 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 $45,640.
- Taxes$682
- Rent$1,252
- Other$1,960
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $45,640
- Federal income tax
- −$3,297
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,491
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,398
- Take-home pay
- $37,454
- Effective tax rate
- 17.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,212
After tax and rent
−$91 left/mo
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salisbury, $1,172/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Raleigh?
$45,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,510 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Raleigh?
−$91 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Salisbury, about 225 miles away, leaves $1,172 a month, more than Raleigh.