Firefighter · Waterbury, CT
Firefighter in Waterbury: $1,534/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Waterbury at $77,630 a year. About 230 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $66,280 and the 90th is $80,450. Pay ranks 42nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,534 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 194 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,534
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,630
$66,280 to $80,450
Rent (1 bd)
$1,362
$1,621 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.64
Pay rank
42nd 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 $77,630.
- Taxes$1,513
- Rent$1,362
- Other living costs$2,061
- Left over$1,534
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,630
- Federal income tax
- −$8,693
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,939
- State income tax (CT)
- −$3,520
- Take-home pay
- $59,479
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,362
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $581
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,423
Left over each month
$6,469 gross, minus $1,513 in tax and $3,423 in living costs.
$1,534
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 Waterbury
- 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 Waterbury?
$77,630 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Waterbury?
$1,534 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 194 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Waterbury.