Firefighter · Sebastian, FL
Firefighter in Sebastian: $617/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Sebastian at $59,010 a year. About 230 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.79). The 10th percentile is $50,960 and the 90th is $77,000. Pay ranks 143rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,551/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $617 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Port St. Lucie, about 33 miles away, at $1,258 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$617
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,010
$50,960 to $77,000
Rent (1 bd)
$1,551
$1,847 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 1.79
Pay rank
143rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $59,010.
- Taxes$796
- Rent$1,551
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$617
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,010
- Federal income tax
- −$5,043
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,514
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,453
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,551
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,504
Left over each month
$4,918 gross, minus $796 in tax and $3,504 in living costs.
$617
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Port St. Lucie, $1,258/mo.
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Other jobs in Sebastian
- 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 Sebastian?
$59,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Sebastian?
$617 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,551, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Port St. Lucie, about 33 miles away, leaves $1,258 a month, more than Sebastian.