Firefighter · Salisbury, MD
Firefighter in Salisbury: $1,135/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Salisbury median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Maryland median, $73,810 a year. Maryland has about 5,340 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $48,030 and the 90th is $98,770. On the pay used here, Salisbury ranks 66th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,433/mo). Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,135 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 228 miles away, at $1,853 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,135
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$73,810
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,433
$1,706 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
66th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $73,810.
- Taxes$1,587
- Rent$1,433
- Other living costs$1,996
- Left over$1,135
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,810
- Federal income tax
- −$7,852
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,646
- State income tax (MD)
- −$3,332
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,214
- Take-home pay
- $54,765
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,433
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $588
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,429
Left over each month
$6,151 gross, minus $1,587 in tax and $3,429 in living costs.
$1,135
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $1,853/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Salisbury?
$73,810 a year. That figure is the Maryland median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Salisbury?
$1,135 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maryland taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,433, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Williamsport, about 228 miles away, leaves $1,853 a month, more than Salisbury.