Firefighter · Bend, OR
Firefighter in Bend: $236/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Bend at $62,140 a year. About 250 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $38,800 and the 90th is $77,330. Pay ranks 108th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,576/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $236 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 187 miles away, at $2,975 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$236
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,140
$38,800 to $77,330
Rent (1 bd)
$1,576
$1,876 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 1.05
Pay rank
108th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $62,140.
- Taxes$1,256
- Rent$1,576
- Other living costs$2,111
- Left over$236
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,140
- Federal income tax
- −$5,418
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,754
- State income tax (OR)
- −$4,896
- Take-home pay
- $47,072
- Effective tax rate
- 24.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,576
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $537
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,687
Left over each month
$5,178 gross, minus $1,256 in tax and $3,687 in living costs.
$236
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $2,975/mo.
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Other jobs in Bend
- 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 Bend?
$62,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Bend?
$236 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,576, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Walla Walla, about 187 miles away, leaves $2,975 a month, more than Bend.