Firefighter · Slidell, LA
Firefighter in Slidell: -$957/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Slidell at $29,500 a year. About 390 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.77). The 10th percentile is $23,180 and the 90th is $60,770. Pay ranks 343rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,236/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$957 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tuscaloosa, about 225 miles away, at $918 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$957
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$29,500
$23,180 to $60,770
Rent (1 bd)
$1,236
$1,471 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 1.77
Pay rank
343rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $29,500.
- Taxes$356
- Rent$1,236
- Other living costs$1,824
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $29,500
- Federal income tax
- −$1,502
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,257
- State income tax (LA)
- −$510
- Take-home pay
- $25,232
- Effective tax rate
- 14.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,236
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,060
Left over each month
$2,458 gross, minus $356 in tax and $3,060 in living costs.
-$957
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tuscaloosa, $918/mo.
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Other jobs in Slidell
- 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 Slidell?
$29,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Slidell?
-$957 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,236, and pay covers 2.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Tuscaloosa, about 225 miles away, leaves $918 a month, more than Slidell.