Firefighter · Denver, CO
Firefighter in Denver: $2,061/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Denver at $87,980 a year. About 3,010 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $60,980 and the 90th is $122,750. Pay ranks 14th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,489/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,061 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Collins, about 90 miles away, at $2,938 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,061
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$87,980
$60,980 to $122,750
Rent (1 bd)
$1,489
$1,773 (2 bd)
Employment
3,010
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
14th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $87,980.
- Taxes$1,707
- Rent$1,489
- Other$2,075
- Left$2,061
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,980
- Federal income tax
- −$10,526
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,730
- State income tax (CO)
- −$3,229
- Take-home pay
- $67,495
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,489
- Groceries
- $420
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $473
- Utilities and internet
- $263
- Everything else
- $368
- Total spending
- $3,564
After tax and rent
$2,061 left/mo
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Collins, $2,938/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Denver?
$87,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,010 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Denver?
$2,061 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,489, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Fort Collins, about 90 miles away, leaves $2,938 a month, more than Denver.