Firefighter · Watertown, NY
Firefighter in Watertown: $851/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Watertown at $60,700 a year. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.39). The 10th percentile is $40,310 and the 90th is $73,180. Pay ranks 123rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,139/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $851 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 132 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$851
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,700
$40,310 to $73,180
Rent (1 bd)
$1,139
$1,356 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 1.39
Pay rank
123rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $60,700.
- Taxes$1,052
- Rent$1,139
- Other living costs$2,016
- Left over$851
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,700
- Federal income tax
- −$5,246
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,644
- State income tax (NY)
- −$2,734
- Take-home pay
- $48,077
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,139
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,155
Left over each month
$5,058 gross, minus $1,052 in tax and $3,155 in living costs.
$851
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 Watertown
- 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 Watertown?
$60,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Watertown?
$851 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,139, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 132 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Watertown.