Firefighter · Vineland, NJ
Firefighter in Vineland: $366/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Vineland at $55,780 a year. About 60 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.43). The 10th percentile is $40,030 and the 90th is $97,540. Pay ranks 163rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,341/mo). New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $366 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 213 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$366
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$55,780
$40,030 to $97,540
Rent (1 bd)
$1,341
$1,596 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.43
Pay rank
163rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $55,780.
- Taxes$871
- Rent$1,341
- Other living costs$2,070
- Left over$366
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $55,780
- Federal income tax
- −$4,655
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,267
- State income tax (NJ)
- −$1,534
- Take-home pay
- $45,324
- Effective tax rate
- 18.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,341
- Groceries
- $398
- Getting around
- $626
- Healthcare
- $448
- Utilities and internet
- $249
- Everything else
- $349
- Total spending
- $3,411
Left over each month
$4,648 gross, minus $871 in tax and $3,411 in living costs.
$366
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 Vineland
- 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 Vineland?
$55,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Vineland?
$366 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,341, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 213 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Vineland.