Firefighter · Sherman, TX
Firefighter in Sherman: $1,431/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Sherman at $60,650 a year. About 160 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.39). The 10th percentile is $37,520 and the 90th is $75,070. Pay ranks 124th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($959/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,431 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Abilene, about 194 miles away, at $2,006 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,431
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,650
$37,520 to $75,070
Rent (1 bd)
$959
$1,142 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 1.39
Pay rank
124th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $60,650.
- Taxes$823
- Rent$959
- Other living costs$1,841
- Left over$1,431
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,650
- Federal income tax
- −$5,240
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,640
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,771
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $959
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,800
Left over each month
$5,054 gross, minus $823 in tax and $2,800 in living costs.
$1,431
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Abilene, $2,006/mo.
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Other jobs in Sherman
- 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 Sherman?
$60,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Sherman?
$1,431 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $959, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Abilene, about 194 miles away, leaves $2,006 a month, more than Sherman.