Firefighter · Denver, CO

Firefighter take-home pay in Denver: $490 left over a month

A local firefighter wage of about $60,500 in Denver, CO, after Colorado tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,490. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.

Left over monthly

$490

Local pay (annual)

$60,500

$4,053 take-home a month

One-bedroom rent

$1,490

$1,774 for a two-bedroom

Where the money goes

One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a firefighter.

  • Taxes$989
  • Rent$1,490
  • Other living costs$2,073
  • Left over$490

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$60,500
Federal income tax
−$5,222
Social Security and Medicare
−$4,628
State income tax (CO)
−$2,020
Take-home pay
$48,631
Effective tax rate
19.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,490
Groceries
$420
Getting around
$551
Healthcare
$473
Utilities and internet
$263
Everything else
$368
Total spending
$3,563

Left over each month

$5,042 gross, minus $989 in tax and $3,563 in living costs.

$490

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Questions

What is firefighter take-home pay in Denver?

On a local firefighter wage of about $60,500, leftover after Colorado tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,490 is about $490 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.

Does Denver tax a firefighter paycheck?

Denver is in Colorado, which taxes wage income.

How does Denver compare for a firefighter?

Open the Denver paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same firefighter household.