Firefighter · Chicago, IL
Firefighter take-home pay in Chicago: $252 left over a month
A local firefighter wage of about $60,000 in Chicago, IL, after Illinois tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,828. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$252
Local pay (annual)
$60,000
$3,951 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,828
$2,176 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a firefighter.
- Taxes$1,049
- Rent$1,828
- Other living costs$1,871
- Left over$252
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,000
- Federal income tax
- −$5,162
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,590
- State income tax (IL)
- −$2,833
- Take-home pay
- $47,416
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,828
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $392
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,699
Left over each month
$5,000 gross, minus $1,049 in tax and $3,699 in living costs.
$252
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Questions
What is firefighter take-home pay in Chicago?
On a local firefighter wage of about $60,000, leftover after Illinois tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,828 is about $252 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Chicago tax a firefighter paycheck?
Chicago is in Illinois, which taxes wage income.
How does Chicago compare for a firefighter?
Open the Chicago paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same firefighter household.