Firefighter · Eau Claire, WI
Firefighter in Eau Claire: -$305/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Eau Claire at $36,030 a year. About 310 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.63). The 10th percentile is $29,350 and the 90th is $57,110. Pay ranks 321st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$305 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 234 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$305
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$36,030
$29,350 to $57,110
Rent (1 bd)
$911
$1,085 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 1.63
Pay rank
321st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $36,030.
- Taxes$493
- Rent$911
- Other living costs$1,904
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $36,030
- Federal income tax
- −$2,285
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,756
- State income tax (WI)
- −$871
- Take-home pay
- $30,118
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $911
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,815
Left over each month
$3,003 gross, minus $493 in tax and $2,815 in living costs.
-$305
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,039/mo.
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Other jobs in Eau Claire
- 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 Eau Claire?
$36,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Eau Claire?
-$305 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $911, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 234 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than Eau Claire.