Firefighter · Billings, MT
Firefighter in Billings: $1,381/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Billings at $68,100 a year. About 130 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.62). The 10th percentile is $51,990 and the 90th is $71,880. Pay ranks 74th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,101/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,381 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bozeman, about 113 miles away, at $1,399 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,381
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$68,100
$51,990 to $71,880
Rent (1 bd)
$1,101
$1,311 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.62
Pay rank
74th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $68,100.
- Taxes$1,226
- Rent$1,101
- Other living costs$1,967
- Left over$1,381
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $68,100
- Federal income tax
- −$6,596
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,210
- State income tax (MT)
- −$2,903
- Take-home pay
- $53,391
- Effective tax rate
- 21.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,101
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,068
Left over each month
$5,675 gross, minus $1,226 in tax and $3,068 in living costs.
$1,381
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bozeman, $1,399/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
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- 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 Billings?
$68,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Billings?
$1,381 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,101, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Bozeman, about 113 miles away, leaves $1,399 a month, more than Billings.