Firefighter · Anchorage, AK
Firefighter in Anchorage: $814/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Anchorage at $64,810 a year. About 420 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $28,900 and the 90th is $74,650. Pay ranks 90th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,392/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $814 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Fairbanks is the strongest other metro for this job (-$116 left over a month), and Anchorage still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$814
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,810
$28,900 to $74,650
Rent (1 bd)
$1,392
$1,657 (2 bd)
Employment
420
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
90th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $64,810.
- Taxes$903
- Rent$1,392
- Other living costs$2,292
- Left over$814
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,810
- Federal income tax
- −$5,872
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,958
- State income tax (AK)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $53,980
- Effective tax rate
- 16.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,392
- Groceries
- $457
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $514
- Utilities and internet
- $286
- Everything else
- $400
- Total spending
- $3,684
Left over each month
$5,401 gross, minus $903 in tax and $3,684 in living costs.
$814
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fairbanks, -$116/mo.
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Other jobs in Anchorage
- 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 Anchorage?
$64,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 420 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Anchorage?
$814 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,392, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Anchorage leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Fairbanks at -$116 a month.