Firefighter · Battle Creek, MI
Firefighter in Battle Creek: $614/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Battle Creek at $52,200 a year. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $40,360 and the 90th is $81,330. Pay ranks 178th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/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 $614 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 172 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$614
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$52,200
$40,360 to $81,330
Rent (1 bd)
$897
$1,068 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
178th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $52,200.
- Taxes$893
- Rent$897
- Other living costs$1,946
- Left over$614
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $52,200
- Federal income tax
- −$4,226
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,993
- State income tax (MI)
- −$1,981
- City / county wage tax
- −$522
- Take-home pay
- $41,479
- Effective tax rate
- 20.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $897
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,843
Left over each month
$4,350 gross, minus $893 in tax and $2,843 in living costs.
$614
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 Battle Creek
- 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 Battle Creek?
$52,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Battle Creek?
$614 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 $897, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 172 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Battle Creek.