Firefighter · Davenport, IA
Firefighter in Davenport: $1,503/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Davenport at $60,080 a year. About 410 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $38,340 and the 90th is $94,410. Pay ranks 128th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($740/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,503 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 173 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,503
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,080
$38,340 to $94,410
Rent (1 bd)
$740
$881 (2 bd)
Employment
410
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
128th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $60,080.
- Taxes$958
- Rent$740
- Other living costs$1,806
- Left over$1,503
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,080
- Federal income tax
- −$5,171
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,596
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,728
- Take-home pay
- $48,585
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $740
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,546
Left over each month
$5,007 gross, minus $958 in tax and $2,546 in living costs.
$1,503
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,039/mo.
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- 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 Davenport?
$60,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Davenport?
$1,503 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $740, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 173 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than Davenport.