Firefighter · Waco, TX
Firefighter in Waco: $1,393/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Waco at $62,650 a year. About 210 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $46,310 and the 90th is $69,740. Pay ranks 104th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,108/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,393 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Abilene, about 154 miles away, at $2,006 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,393
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,650
$46,310 to $69,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,108
$1,319 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
104th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $62,650.
- Taxes$856
- Rent$1,108
- Other living costs$1,864
- Left over$1,393
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,650
- Federal income tax
- −$5,480
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,793
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,378
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,108
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,972
Left over each month
$5,221 gross, minus $856 in tax and $2,972 in living costs.
$1,393
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Abilene, $2,006/mo.
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Other jobs in Waco
- 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 Waco?
$62,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Waco?
$1,393 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,108, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Abilene, about 154 miles away, leaves $2,006 a month, more than Waco.