Firefighter · Rocky Mount, NC
Firefighter in Rocky Mount: $453/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Rocky Mount at $46,210 a year. About 220 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.82). The 10th percentile is $28,660 and the 90th is $46,210. Pay ranks 242nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($716/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $453 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salisbury, about 192 miles away, at $1,135 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$453
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,210
$28,660 to $46,210
Rent (1 bd)
$716
$852 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 1.82
Pay rank
242nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $46,210.
- Taxes$705
- Rent$716
- Other living costs$1,977
- Left over$453
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,210
- Federal income tax
- −$3,507
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,535
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,422
- Take-home pay
- $37,746
- Effective tax rate
- 18.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $716
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $582
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,693
Left over each month
$3,851 gross, minus $705 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.
$453
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salisbury, $1,135/mo.
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Other jobs in Rocky Mount
- 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 Rocky Mount?
$46,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Rocky Mount?
$453 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $716, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Salisbury, about 192 miles away, leaves $1,135 a month, more than Rocky Mount.