Firefighter · Valdosta, GA
Firefighter in Valdosta: -$666/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Valdosta at $34,600 a year. About 190 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.55). The 10th percentile is $29,150 and the 90th is $61,400. Pay ranks 330th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,051/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$666 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wildwood, about 162 miles away, at $1,035 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$666
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$34,600
$29,150 to $61,400
Rent (1 bd)
$1,051
$1,251 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 1.55
Pay rank
330th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $34,600.
- Taxes$494
- Rent$1,051
- Other living costs$2,004
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $34,600
- Federal income tax
- −$2,114
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,647
- State income tax (GA)
- −$1,173
- Take-home pay
- $28,667
- Effective tax rate
- 17.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,051
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,055
Left over each month
$2,883 gross, minus $494 in tax and $3,055 in living costs.
-$666
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wildwood, $1,035/mo.
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Other jobs in Valdosta
- 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 Valdosta?
$34,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Valdosta?
-$666 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,051, and pay covers 2.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Wildwood, about 162 miles away, leaves $1,035 a month, more than Valdosta.