Firefighter · Scranton, PA
Firefighter in Scranton: $899/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Scranton at $60,410 a year. About 190 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.34). The 10th percentile is $39,370 and the 90th is $85,730. Pay ranks 126th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,070/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $899 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 72 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$899
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,410
$39,370 to $85,730
Rent (1 bd)
$1,070
$1,274 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 0.34
Pay rank
126th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $60,410.
- Taxes$1,024
- Rent$1,070
- Other living costs$2,041
- Left over$899
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,410
- Federal income tax
- −$5,211
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,621
- State income tax (PA)
- −$1,855
- City / county wage tax
- −$604
- Take-home pay
- $48,119
- Effective tax rate
- 20.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,070
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,111
Left over each month
$5,034 gross, minus $1,024 in tax and $3,111 in living costs.
$899
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/mo.
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Other jobs in Scranton
- 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 Scranton?
$60,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Scranton?
$899 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,070, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 72 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Scranton.