Firefighter · Sebring, FL
Firefighter in Sebring: $126/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Sebring at $43,660 a year. About 90 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.37). The 10th percentile is $34,040 and the 90th is $68,220. Pay ranks 273rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($975/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $126 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Port St. Lucie, about 57 miles away, at $1,258 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$126
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$43,660
$34,040 to $68,220
Rent (1 bd)
$975
$1,161 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 1.37
Pay rank
273rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $43,660.
- Taxes$545
- Rent$975
- Other living costs$1,992
- Left over$126
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $43,660
- Federal income tax
- −$3,201
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,340
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $37,119
- Effective tax rate
- 15.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $975
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $590
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $2,967
Left over each month
$3,638 gross, minus $545 in tax and $2,967 in living costs.
$126
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 Sebring
- 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 Sebring?
$43,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Sebring?
$126 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $975, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Port St. Lucie, about 57 miles away, leaves $1,258 a month, more than Sebring.