Firefighter · Roanoke, VA
Firefighter in Roanoke: -$372/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Roanoke at $39,310 a year. About 540 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.58). The 10th percentile is $26,520 and the 90th is $59,240. Pay ranks 290th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,090/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$372 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Altoona, about 239 miles away, at $1,837 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$372
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$39,310
$26,520 to $59,240
Rent (1 bd)
$1,090
$1,298 (2 bd)
Employment
540
Location quotient 1.58
Pay rank
290th 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 $39,310.
- Taxes$600
- Rent$1,090
- Other living costs$1,958
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $39,310
- Federal income tax
- −$2,679
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,007
- State income tax (VA)
- −$1,514
- Take-home pay
- $32,110
- Effective tax rate
- 18.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,090
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,048
Left over each month
$3,276 gross, minus $600 in tax and $3,048 in living costs.
-$372
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Altoona, $1,837/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Roanoke?
$39,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 540 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Roanoke?
-$372 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,090, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Altoona, about 239 miles away, leaves $1,837 a month, more than Roanoke.