Firefighter · Chico, CA
Firefighter in Chico: $1,340/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Chico at $71,830 a year. About 350 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.01). The 10th percentile is $54,120 and the 90th is $96,360. Pay ranks 67th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,174/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,340 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 191 miles away, at $3,128 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,340
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$71,830
$54,120 to $96,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,174
$1,398 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 2.01
Pay rank
67th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $71,830.
- Taxes$1,306
- Rent$1,174
- Other living costs$2,166
- Left over$1,340
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $71,830
- Federal income tax
- −$7,417
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,495
- State income tax (CA)
- −$2,763
- Take-home pay
- $56,155
- Effective tax rate
- 21.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,174
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,340
Left over each month
$5,986 gross, minus $1,306 in tax and $3,340 in living costs.
$1,340
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $3,128/mo.
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Other jobs in Chico
- 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 Chico?
$71,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Chico?
$1,340 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,174, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
San Jose, about 191 miles away, leaves $3,128 a month, more than Chico.