Firefighter · Bay City, MI
Firefighter in Bay City: $814/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Bay City median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Michigan median, $54,640 a year. Michigan has about 6,610 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $37,190 and the 90th is $78,550. On the pay used here, Bay City ranks 198th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($842/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 $814 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Erie, about 225 miles away, at $2,291 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$814
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,640
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$842
$1,002 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
198th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
5.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $54,640.
- Taxes$944
- Rent$842
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$814
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,640
- Federal income tax
- −$4,518
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,180
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,084
- City / county wage tax
- −$546
- Take-home pay
- $43,311
- Effective tax rate
- 20.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $842
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $584
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,795
Left over each month
$4,553 gross, minus $944 in tax and $2,795 in living costs.
$814
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Erie, $2,291/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Bay City?
$54,640 a year. That figure is the Michigan median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Bay City?
$814 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 $842, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Erie, about 225 miles away, leaves $2,291 a month, more than Bay City.