Firefighter · San Antonio, TX
Firefighter in San Antonio: $1,446/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in San Antonio at $63,360 a year. About 2,910 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $45,560 and the 90th is $71,070. Pay ranks 95th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,049/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,446 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Abilene, about 219 miles away, at $2,043 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,446
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,360
$45,560 to $71,070
Rent (1 bd)
$1,049
$1,249 (2 bd)
Employment
2,910
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
95th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $63,360.
- Taxes$856
- Rent$1,049
- Other$1,929
- Left$1,446
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,360
- Federal income tax
- −$5,423
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,847
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $53,090
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,049
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,978
After tax and rent
$1,446 left/mo
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Abilene, $2,043/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Antonio?
$63,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,910 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in San Antonio?
$1,446 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,049, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Abilene, about 219 miles away, leaves $2,043 a month, more than San Antonio.