Firefighter · Savannah, GA
Firefighter in Savannah: $43/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Savannah at $50,470 a year. About 720 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.62). The 10th percentile is $36,490 and the 90th is $70,560. Pay ranks 188th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,379/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $43 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wildwood, about 239 miles away, at $1,035 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$43
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,470
$36,490 to $70,560
Rent (1 bd)
$1,379
$1,642 (2 bd)
Employment
720
Location quotient 1.62
Pay rank
188th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $50,470.
- Taxes$823
- Rent$1,379
- Other living costs$1,961
- Left over$43
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,470
- Federal income tax
- −$4,018
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,861
- State income tax (GA)
- −$1,997
- Take-home pay
- $40,595
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,379
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $564
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$4,206 gross, minus $823 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$43
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wildwood, $1,035/mo.
Firefighter leftover by city →Best cities for firefighters to move to →Firefighter nearby
Other jobs in Savannah
- 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 Savannah?
$50,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 720 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Savannah?
$43 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,379, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Wildwood, about 239 miles away, leaves $1,035 a month, more than Savannah.