Firefighter · Staunton, VA
Firefighter in Staunton: $243/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Staunton at $49,410 a year. About 80 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $34,560 and the 90th is $61,960. Pay ranks 197th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $243 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 246 miles away, at $1,853 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$243
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,410
$34,560 to $61,960
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
197th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $49,410.
- Taxes$814
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$2,006
- Left over$243
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,410
- Federal income tax
- −$3,891
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,780
- State income tax (VA)
- −$2,095
- Take-home pay
- $39,645
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,061
Left over each month
$4,118 gross, minus $814 in tax and $3,061 in living costs.
$243
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $1,853/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
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- 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 Staunton?
$49,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Staunton?
$243 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Williamsport, about 246 miles away, leaves $1,853 a month, more than Staunton.