Can a Firefighter afford to live in Nashville?

Comfortable27% of take-home left to save — solid margin to save and invest.
Median salary (gross)
Firefighter · Nashville
$56,083
Income tax (~17% effective)
United States
– $9,765
Take-home pay
$3,860/mo
$46,318
Living costs (1 person)
$2,800/mo · derived
– $33,600
Savings potential
$1,060/mo · 27% of take-home
$12,718

Single professional, after-tax. Salary − tax − living costs = what you could save each year.

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How we calculated this

• Salary: BLS OES median for Firefighter, adjusted for Nashville.

• Tax: United States single-filer effective rate (~17%). Official calculator.

• Living costs: derived from cost-of-living index for a single professional.

Planning estimates, not financial or tax advice. Updated 2026. Your situation will differ.