Firefighter · Rome, GA
Firefighter in Rome: $23/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Rome at $44,780 a year. About 100 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $29,100 and the 90th is $44,780. Pay ranks 261st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $23 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Clarksville, about 216 miles away, at $949 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$23
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$44,780
$29,100 to $44,780
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
261st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $44,780.
- Taxes$705
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,993
- Left over$23
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $44,780
- Federal income tax
- −$3,335
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,426
- State income tax (GA)
- −$1,701
- Take-home pay
- $36,318
- Effective tax rate
- 18.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $595
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,003
Left over each month
$3,732 gross, minus $705 in tax and $3,003 in living costs.
$23
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Clarksville, $949/mo.
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Other jobs in Rome
- 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 Rome?
$44,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Rome?
$23 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Clarksville, about 216 miles away, leaves $949 a month, more than Rome.