Firefighter · York, PA
Firefighter in York: $1,343/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in York at $67,570 a year. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.26). The 10th percentile is $37,550 and the 90th is $82,280. Pay ranks 76th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,048/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,343 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 154 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,343
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$67,570
$37,550 to $82,280
Rent (1 bd)
$1,048
$1,248 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.26
Pay rank
76th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $67,570.
- Taxes$1,200
- Rent$1,048
- Other living costs$2,040
- Left over$1,343
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $67,570
- Federal income tax
- −$6,479
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,169
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,074
- City / county wage tax
- −$676
- Take-home pay
- $53,171
- Effective tax rate
- 21.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,048
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,088
Left over each month
$5,631 gross, minus $1,200 in tax and $3,088 in living costs.
$1,343
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 York
- 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 York?
$67,570 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 York?
$1,343 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,048, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 154 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than York.