Firefighter · Virginia Beach, VA

Firefighter in Virginia Beach: $366/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Virginia Beach at $56,940 a year. About 2,880 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.70). The 10th percentile is $38,840 and the 90th is $76,460. Pay ranks 156th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,454/mo). Virginia 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 Gettysburg, about 214 miles away, at $1,745 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$366

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$56,940

$38,840 to $76,460

Rent (1 bd)

$1,454

$1,731 (2 bd)

Employment

2,880

Location quotient 1.70

Pay rank

156th of 346

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $56,940.

Taxes$973
Rent$1,454
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$366

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $56,940
Federal income tax: −$4,794
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,356
State income tax (VA): −$2,528
Take-home pay: $45,262
Effective tax rate: 20.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,454
Groceries: $388
Getting around: $547
Healthcare: $436
Utilities and internet: $242
Everything else: $339
Total spending: $3,406

Left over each month

$4,745 gross, minus $973 in tax and $3,406 in living costs.

$366

Rank every metro for a firefighter

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Gettysburg, $1,745/mo.

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Questions

What does a firefighter make in Virginia Beach?

$56,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,880 firefighter jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Virginia Beach?

$366 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,454, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?

Gettysburg, about 214 miles away, leaves $1,745 a month, more than Virginia Beach.