Firefighter · Boise, ID
Firefighter in Boise: $1,565/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Boise at $76,280 a year. About 740 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $32,810 and the 90th is $82,030. Pay ranks 49th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,383/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,565 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Idaho Falls is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,081 left over a month), and Boise still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,565
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,280
$32,810 to $82,030
Rent (1 bd)
$1,383
$1,647 (2 bd)
Employment
740
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
49th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $76,280.
- Taxes$1,479
- Rent$1,383
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$1,565
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,280
- Federal income tax
- −$8,396
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,835
- State income tax (ID)
- −$3,513
- Take-home pay
- $58,536
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,383
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,313
Left over each month
$6,357 gross, minus $1,479 in tax and $3,313 in living costs.
$1,565
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Idaho Falls, $1,081/mo.
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Other jobs in Boise
- 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 Boise?
$76,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 740 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Boise?
$1,565 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,383, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Boise leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Idaho Falls at $1,081 a month.