Firefighter · Rochester, NY
Firefighter in Rochester: $2,482/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Rochester at $89,120 a year. About 730 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $57,280 and the 90th is $93,810. Pay ranks 12th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,208/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,482 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 82 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,482
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$89,120
$57,280 to $93,810
Rent (1 bd)
$1,208
$1,438 (2 bd)
Employment
730
Location quotient 0.66
Pay rank
12th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $89,120.
- Taxes$1,861
- Rent$1,208
- Other living costs$1,875
- Left over$2,482
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $89,120
- Federal income tax
- −$11,220
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,818
- State income tax (NY)
- −$4,299
- Take-home pay
- $66,783
- Effective tax rate
- 25.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,208
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,083
Left over each month
$7,427 gross, minus $1,861 in tax and $3,083 in living costs.
$2,482
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Rochester?
$89,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 730 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Rochester?
$2,482 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,208, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 82 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Rochester.