Firefighter · Bozeman, MT
Firefighter in Bozeman: $1,399/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Bozeman at $77,430 a year. About 100 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 $59,480 and the 90th is $99,020. Pay ranks 43rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,684/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,399 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Missoula, about 183 miles away, at $1,810 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,399
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,430
$59,480 to $99,020
Rent (1 bd)
$1,684
$2,005 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.62
Pay rank
43rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $77,430.
- Taxes$1,502
- Rent$1,684
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$1,399
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,430
- Federal income tax
- −$8,649
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,923
- State income tax (MT)
- −$3,454
- Take-home pay
- $59,404
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,684
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $472
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,551
Left over each month
$6,453 gross, minus $1,502 in tax and $3,551 in living costs.
$1,399
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Missoula, $1,810/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Electrician
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- 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 Bozeman?
$77,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Bozeman?
$1,399 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,684, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Missoula, about 183 miles away, leaves $1,810 a month, more than Bozeman.