Firefighter · Youngstown, OH
Firefighter in Youngstown: $294/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Youngstown at $43,420 a year. About 630 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.76). The 10th percentile is $29,640 and the 90th is $64,330. Pay ranks 276th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($741/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $294 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 217 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$294
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$43,420
$29,640 to $64,330
Rent (1 bd)
$741
$882 (2 bd)
Employment
630
Location quotient 1.76
Pay rank
276th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $43,420.
- Taxes$653
- Rent$741
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$294
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $43,420
- Federal income tax
- −$3,172
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,322
- State income tax (OH)
- −$478
- City / county wage tax
- −$868
- Take-home pay
- $35,580
- Effective tax rate
- 18.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $741
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,671
Left over each month
$3,618 gross, minus $653 in tax and $2,671 in living costs.
$294
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 Youngstown
- 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 Youngstown?
$43,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 630 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Youngstown?
$294 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $741, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 217 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Youngstown.