Firefighter · Appleton, WI
Firefighter in Appleton: $352/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Appleton at $46,800 a year. About 320 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $24,960 and the 90th is $78,780. Pay ranks 235th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($916/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $352 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 50 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$352
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,800
$24,960 to $78,780
Rent (1 bd)
$916
$1,090 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 1.14
Pay rank
235th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $46,800.
- Taxes$712
- Rent$916
- Other living costs$1,920
- Left over$352
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,800
- Federal income tax
- −$3,578
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,580
- State income tax (WI)
- −$1,383
- Take-home pay
- $38,260
- Effective tax rate
- 18.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $916
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,836
Left over each month
$3,900 gross, minus $712 in tax and $2,836 in living costs.
$352
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $2,244/mo.
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Other jobs in Appleton
- 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 Appleton?
$46,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Appleton?
$352 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $916, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 50 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Appleton.