Firefighter · Shreveport, LA
Firefighter in Shreveport: -$318/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Shreveport at $37,620 a year. About 700 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.94). The 10th percentile is $24,240 and the 90th is $48,190. Pay ranks 301st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,077/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$318 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 165 miles away, at $1,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$318
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$37,620
$24,240 to $48,190
Rent (1 bd)
$1,077
$1,282 (2 bd)
Employment
700
Location quotient 1.94
Pay rank
301st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $37,620.
- Taxes$509
- Rent$1,077
- Other living costs$1,867
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $37,620
- Federal income tax
- −$2,476
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,878
- State income tax (LA)
- −$754
- Take-home pay
- $31,513
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,077
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,944
Left over each month
$3,135 gross, minus $509 in tax and $2,944 in living costs.
-$318
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,648/mo.
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Other jobs in Shreveport
- 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 Shreveport?
$37,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 700 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Shreveport?
-$318 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,077, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Beaumont, about 165 miles away, leaves $1,648 a month, more than Shreveport.