Firefighter · Warner Robins, GA
Firefighter in Warner Robins: -$367/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Warner Robins at $40,330 a year. About 270 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.62). The 10th percentile is $30,440 and the 90th is $58,280. Pay ranks 285th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,129/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$367 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tallahassee, about 152 miles away, at $1,013 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$367
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$40,330
$30,440 to $58,280
Rent (1 bd)
$1,129
$1,344 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 1.62
Pay rank
285th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $40,330.
- Taxes$613
- Rent$1,129
- Other living costs$1,986
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $40,330
- Federal income tax
- −$2,801
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,085
- State income tax (GA)
- −$1,470
- Take-home pay
- $32,973
- Effective tax rate
- 18.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,129
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $588
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,115
Left over each month
$3,361 gross, minus $613 in tax and $3,115 in living costs.
-$367
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tallahassee, $1,013/mo.
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Other jobs in Warner Robins
- 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 Warner Robins?
$40,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Warner Robins?
-$367 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,129, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Tallahassee, about 152 miles away, leaves $1,013 a month, more than Warner Robins.