Firefighter · Utica, NY
Firefighter in Utica: $1,691/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Utica at $75,060 a year. About 150 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $50,540 and the 90th is $78,140. Pay ranks 55th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,107/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,691 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 115 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,691
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,060
$50,540 to $78,140
Rent (1 bd)
$1,107
$1,318 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.57
Pay rank
55th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $75,060.
- Taxes$1,449
- Rent$1,107
- Other living costs$2,008
- Left over$1,691
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,060
- Federal income tax
- −$8,127
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,742
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,523
- Take-home pay
- $57,667
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,107
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,115
Left over each month
$6,255 gross, minus $1,449 in tax and $3,115 in living costs.
$1,691
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/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 Utica?
$75,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Utica?
$1,691 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,107, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 115 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Utica.