Firefighter · Bloomington, IN
Firefighter in Bloomington: -$354/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Bloomington at $37,620 a year. About 230 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.42). The 10th percentile is $25,710 and the 90th is $60,140. Pay ranks 301st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,062/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$354 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rockford, about 247 miles away, at $2,032 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$354
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$37,620
$25,710 to $60,140
Rent (1 bd)
$1,062
$1,264 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 1.42
Pay rank
301st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $37,620.
- Taxes$585
- Rent$1,062
- Other living costs$1,842
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $37,620
- Federal income tax
- −$2,476
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,878
- State income tax (IN)
- −$1,099
- City / county wage tax
- −$564
- Take-home pay
- $30,603
- Effective tax rate
- 18.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,062
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $470
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,904
Left over each month
$3,135 gross, minus $585 in tax and $2,904 in living costs.
-$354
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rockford, $2,032/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Bloomington?
$37,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Bloomington?
-$354 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,062, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Rockford, about 247 miles away, leaves $2,032 a month, more than Bloomington.