Firefighter · Texarkana, TX
Firefighter in Texarkana: $760/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Texarkana at $49,940 a year. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.42). The 10th percentile is $34,210 and the 90th is $61,110. Pay ranks 193rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($877/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $760 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 235 miles away, at $1,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$760
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,940
$34,210 to $61,110
Rent (1 bd)
$877
$1,044 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 1.42
Pay rank
193rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $49,940.
- Taxes$648
- Rent$877
- Other living costs$1,877
- Left over$760
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,940
- Federal income tax
- −$3,954
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,820
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $42,165
- Effective tax rate
- 15.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $877
- Groceries
- $361
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $406
- Utilities and internet
- $226
- Everything else
- $316
- Total spending
- $2,754
Left over each month
$4,162 gross, minus $648 in tax and $2,754 in living costs.
$760
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 Texarkana
- 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 Texarkana?
$49,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Texarkana?
$760 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $877, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Beaumont, about 235 miles away, leaves $1,648 a month, more than Texarkana.