Firefighter · Bismarck, ND
Firefighter in Bismarck: $465/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Bismarck at $47,440 a year. About 140 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $39,260 and the 90th is $59,220. Pay ranks 223rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $465 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, at $1,966 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$465
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,440
$39,260 to $59,220
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
223rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $47,440.
- Taxes$607
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,797
- Left over$465
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,440
- Federal income tax
- −$3,654
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,629
- State income tax (ND)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $40,157
- Effective tax rate
- 15.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $534
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,881
Left over each month
$3,953 gross, minus $607 in tax and $2,881 in living costs.
$465
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Forks, $1,966/mo.
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Other jobs in Bismarck
- 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 Bismarck?
$47,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Bismarck?
$465 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, leaves $1,966 a month, more than Bismarck.