Firefighter · Weirton, WV
Firefighter in Weirton: $670/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Weirton at $48,070 a year. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.40). The 10th percentile is $35,650 and the 90th is $60,590. Pay ranks 213th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($594/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $670 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 238 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$670
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,070
$35,650 to $60,590
Rent (1 bd)
$594
$707 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 1.40
Pay rank
213th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $48,070.
- Taxes$744
- Rent$594
- Other living costs$1,998
- Left over$670
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,070
- Federal income tax
- −$3,730
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,677
- State income tax (WV)
- −$1,524
- Take-home pay
- $39,139
- Effective tax rate
- 18.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $594
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $583
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,592
Left over each month
$4,006 gross, minus $744 in tax and $2,592 in living costs.
$670
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 Weirton
- 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 Weirton?
$48,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Weirton?
$670 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $594, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 238 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Weirton.