Firefighter · Bloomington, IL
Firefighter in Bloomington: $1,729/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Bloomington at $69,270 a year. About 170 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th is $77,570. Pay ranks 71st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,729 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 231 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,729
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$69,270
$31,200 to $77,570
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
71st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $69,270.
- Taxes$1,287
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,852
- Left over$1,729
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $69,270
- Federal income tax
- −$6,853
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,299
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,292
- Take-home pay
- $53,826
- Effective tax rate
- 22.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $483
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,756
Left over each month
$5,773 gross, minus $1,287 in tax and $2,756 in living costs.
$1,729
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $2,244/mo.
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Bloomington?
$69,270 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Bloomington?
$1,729 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 231 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Bloomington.