Firefighter · Tallahassee, FL
Firefighter in Tallahassee: $1,013/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Tallahassee median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Florida median, $58,550 a year. BLS still counts about 310 firefighter jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Florida has about 24,570 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $37,260 and the 90th is $93,310. On the pay used here, Tallahassee ranks 170th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,131/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,013 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wildwood, about 174 miles away, at $1,035 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,013
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,550
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,131
$1,347 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
170th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $58,550.
- Taxes$789
- Rent$1,131
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$1,013
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,550
- Federal income tax
- −$4,988
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,479
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,083
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,131
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,077
Left over each month
$4,879 gross, minus $789 in tax and $3,077 in living costs.
$1,013
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wildwood, $1,035/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Tallahassee?
$58,550 a year. That figure is the Florida median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 310 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Tallahassee?
$1,013 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,131, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Wildwood, about 174 miles away, leaves $1,035 a month, more than Tallahassee.