Firefighter · Victoria, TX
Firefighter in Victoria: $687/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Victoria at $50,350 a year. About 70 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $49,680 and the 90th is $57,390. Pay ranks 190th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($972/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $687 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 203 miles away, at $1,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$687
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,350
$49,680 to $57,390
Rent (1 bd)
$972
$1,157 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
190th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $50,350.
- Taxes$655
- Rent$972
- Other living costs$1,882
- Left over$687
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,350
- Federal income tax
- −$4,004
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,852
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $42,495
- Effective tax rate
- 15.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $972
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,854
Left over each month
$4,196 gross, minus $655 in tax and $2,854 in living costs.
$687
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 Victoria
- 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 Victoria?
$50,350 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Victoria?
$687 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $972, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Beaumont, about 203 miles away, leaves $1,648 a month, more than Victoria.