Firefighter · Detroit, MI
Firefighter take-home pay in Detroit: $526 left over a month
A local firefighter wage of about $56,000 in Detroit, MI, after Michigan tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,194. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$526
Local pay (annual)
$56,000
$3,629 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,194
$1,422 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a firefighter.
- Taxes$1,038
- Rent$1,194
- Other living costs$1,909
- Left over$526
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,000
- Federal income tax
- −$4,682
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,284
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,142
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,344
- Take-home pay
- $43,549
- Effective tax rate
- 22.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,194
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$4,667 gross, minus $1,038 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$526
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Questions
What is firefighter take-home pay in Detroit?
On a local firefighter wage of about $56,000, leftover after Michigan tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,194 is about $526 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Detroit tax a firefighter paycheck?
Detroit is in Michigan, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 2.40%.
How does Detroit compare for a firefighter?
Open the Detroit paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same firefighter household.