Firefighter · State College, PA
Firefighter in State College: $1,498/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a State College median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Pennsylvania median, $73,460 a year. Pennsylvania has about 5,020 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $48,620 and the 90th is $89,190. On the pay used here, State College ranks 70th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,342/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,498 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 103 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,498
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$73,460
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,342
$1,598 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
70th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $73,460.
- Taxes$1,365
- Rent$1,342
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$1,498
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,460
- Federal income tax
- −$7,775
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,620
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,255
- City / county wage tax
- −$735
- Take-home pay
- $57,075
- Effective tax rate
- 22.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,342
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,258
Left over each month
$6,122 gross, minus $1,365 in tax and $3,258 in living costs.
$1,498
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in State College?
$73,460 a year. That figure is the Pennsylvania median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in State College?
$1,498 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,342, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 103 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than State College.