Firefighter · Champaign, IL
Firefighter in Champaign: $1,364/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Champaign at $62,190 a year. About 340 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.44). The 10th percentile is $35,010 and the 90th is $90,900. Pay ranks 107th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,364 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 244 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,364
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,190
$35,010 to $90,900
Rent (1 bd)
$897
$1,068 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 1.44
Pay rank
107th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $62,190.
- Taxes$1,094
- Rent$897
- Other living costs$1,828
- Left over$1,364
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,190
- Federal income tax
- −$5,424
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,758
- State income tax (IL)
- −$2,941
- Take-home pay
- $49,067
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $897
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,725
Left over each month
$5,183 gross, minus $1,094 in tax and $2,725 in living costs.
$1,364
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $2,244/mo.
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Other jobs in Champaign
- 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 Champaign?
$62,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Champaign?
$1,364 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 5.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 244 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Champaign.