Firefighter · Corvallis, OR
Firefighter in Corvallis: $1,607/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Corvallis at $82,700 a year. About 60 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $45,180 and the 90th is $97,640. Pay ranks 20th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,362/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,607 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Seattle, about 218 miles away, at $2,736 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,607
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,700
$45,180 to $97,640
Rent (1 bd)
$1,362
$1,622 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
20th 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 $82,700.
- Taxes$1,902
- Rent$1,362
- Other living costs$2,020
- Left over$1,607
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,700
- Federal income tax
- −$9,808
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,327
- State income tax (OR)
- −$6,695
- Take-home pay
- $59,870
- Effective tax rate
- 27.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,362
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $447
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,382
Left over each month
$6,892 gross, minus $1,902 in tax and $3,382 in living costs.
$1,607
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Seattle, $2,736/mo.
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Other jobs in Corvallis
- 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 Corvallis?
$82,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Corvallis?
$1,607 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,362, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Seattle, about 218 miles away, leaves $2,736 a month, more than Corvallis.