Firefighter · Duluth, MN
Firefighter in Duluth: -$249/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Duluth at $37,410 a year. About 380 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $27,580 and the 90th is $59,430. Pay ranks 304th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,049/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$249 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Forks, about 211 miles away, at $1,966 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$249
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$37,410
$27,580 to $59,430
Rent (1 bd)
$1,049
$1,249 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 1.35
Pay rank
304th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $37,410.
- Taxes$545
- Rent$1,049
- Other living costs$1,773
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $37,410
- Federal income tax
- −$2,451
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,862
- State income tax (MN)
- −$1,222
- Take-home pay
- $30,876
- Effective tax rate
- 17.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,049
- Groceries
- $351
- Getting around
- $501
- Healthcare
- $395
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $307
- Total spending
- $2,822
Left over each month
$3,118 gross, minus $545 in tax and $2,822 in living costs.
-$249
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Forks, $1,966/mo.
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Other jobs in Duluth
- 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 Duluth?
$37,410 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Duluth?
-$249 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,049, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Grand Forks, about 211 miles away, leaves $1,966 a month, more than Duluth.