Firefighter · Ann Arbor, MI
Firefighter in Ann Arbor: -$33/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Ann Arbor at $48,460 a year. About 160 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.33). The 10th percentile is $35,460 and the 90th is $64,130. Pay ranks 208th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,492/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$33 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Erie, about 192 miles away, at $2,291 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$33
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,460
$35,460 to $64,130
Rent (1 bd)
$1,492
$1,776 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.33
Pay rank
208th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $48,460.
- Taxes$816
- Rent$1,492
- Other living costs$1,763
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,460
- Federal income tax
- −$3,777
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,707
- State income tax (MI)
- −$1,822
- City / county wage tax
- −$485
- Take-home pay
- $38,670
- Effective tax rate
- 20.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,492
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $394
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,255
Left over each month
$4,038 gross, minus $816 in tax and $3,255 in living costs.
-$33
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Erie, $2,291/mo.
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- Pharmacist
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- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Ann Arbor?
$48,460 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Ann Arbor?
-$33 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,492, and pay covers 2.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Erie, about 192 miles away, leaves $2,291 a month, more than Ann Arbor.