Firefighter · Cheyenne, WY
Firefighter in Cheyenne: $1,028/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Cheyenne median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Wyoming median, $58,090 a year. Wyoming has about 680 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $39,550 and the 90th is $78,760. On the pay used here, Cheyenne ranks 176th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,021/mo). Wyoming has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,028 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Collins, about 61 miles away, at $2,902 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,028
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,090
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,021
$1,216 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
176th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $58,090.
- Taxes$781
- Rent$1,021
- Other living costs$2,010
- Left over$1,028
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,090
- Federal income tax
- −$4,932
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,444
- State income tax (WY)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $48,714
- Effective tax rate
- 16.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,021
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,031
Left over each month
$4,841 gross, minus $781 in tax and $3,031 in living costs.
$1,028
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Collins, $2,902/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Cheyenne?
$58,090 a year. That figure is the Wyoming median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Cheyenne?
$1,028 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wyoming has no state income tax Rent is $1,021, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Fort Collins, about 61 miles away, leaves $2,902 a month, more than Cheyenne.