Firefighter · San Angelo, TX
Firefighter in San Angelo: $504/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in San Angelo at $47,840 a year. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.65). The 10th percentile is $47,840 and the 90th is $54,950. Pay ranks 219th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,014/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $504 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lubbock, about 162 miles away, at $2,536 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$504
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,840
$47,840 to $54,950
Rent (1 bd)
$1,014
$1,207 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 1.65
Pay rank
219th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $47,840.
- Taxes$614
- Rent$1,014
- Other living costs$1,855
- Left over$504
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,840
- Federal income tax
- −$3,702
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,660
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $40,478
- Effective tax rate
- 15.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,014
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $540
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,869
Left over each month
$3,987 gross, minus $614 in tax and $2,869 in living costs.
$504
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lubbock, $2,536/mo.
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Other jobs in San Angelo
- 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 San Angelo?
$47,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in San Angelo?
$504 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,014, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Lubbock, about 162 miles away, leaves $2,536 a month, more than San Angelo.