Firefighter · Colorado Springs, CO

Firefighter in Colorado Springs: $914/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Colorado Springs at $63,110 a year. About 760 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $44,240 and the 90th is $72,440. Pay ranks 97th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,298/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $914 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Collins, about 133 miles away, at $2,902 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$914

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$63,110

$44,240 to $72,440

Rent (1 bd)

$1,298

$1,545 (2 bd)

Employment

760

Location quotient 1.08

Pay rank

97th of 346

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $63,110.

Taxes$1,041
Rent$1,298
Other living costs$2,006
Left over$914

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $63,110
Federal income tax: −$5,535
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,828
State income tax (CO): −$2,134
Take-home pay: $50,613
Effective tax rate: 19.8%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,298
Groceries: $396
Getting around: $571
Healthcare: $446
Utilities and internet: $248
Everything else: $347
Total spending: $3,304

Left over each month

$5,259 gross, minus $1,041 in tax and $3,304 in living costs.

$914

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 Colorado Springs?

$63,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 760 firefighter jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Colorado Springs?

$914 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,298, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?

Fort Collins, about 133 miles away, leaves $2,902 a month, more than Colorado Springs.