Firefighter · Trenton, NJ
Firefighter in Trenton: $1,709/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Trenton at $88,090 a year. About 340 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $48,160 and the 90th is $101,840. Pay ranks 13th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,986/mo). New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,709 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 167 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,709
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$88,090
$48,160 to $101,840
Rent (1 bd)
$1,986
$2,364 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 0.64
Pay rank
13th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $88,090.
- Taxes$1,763
- Rent$1,986
- Other living costs$1,883
- Left over$1,709
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $88,090
- Federal income tax
- −$10,994
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,739
- State income tax (NJ)
- −$3,421
- Take-home pay
- $66,936
- Effective tax rate
- 24.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,986
- Groceries
- $398
- Getting around
- $438
- Healthcare
- $448
- Utilities and internet
- $249
- Everything else
- $349
- Total spending
- $3,869
Left over each month
$7,341 gross, minus $1,763 in tax and $3,869 in living costs.
$1,709
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/mo.
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Other jobs in Trenton
- 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 Trenton?
$88,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Trenton?
$1,709 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,986, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 167 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Trenton.