Firefighter · Elkhart, IN
Firefighter in Elkhart: $1,350/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Elkhart at $63,760 a year. About 270 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $41,250 and the 90th is $72,440. Pay ranks 93rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($884/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,350 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 176 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,350
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,760
$41,250 to $72,440
Rent (1 bd)
$884
$1,052 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
93rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $63,760.
- Taxes$1,113
- Rent$884
- Other living costs$1,966
- Left over$1,350
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,760
- Federal income tax
- −$5,641
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,878
- State income tax (IN)
- −$1,883
- City / county wage tax
- −$956
- Take-home pay
- $50,402
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $884
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $594
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,850
Left over each month
$5,313 gross, minus $1,113 in tax and $2,850 in living costs.
$1,350
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $2,244/mo.
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Other jobs in Elkhart
- 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 Elkhart?
$63,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Elkhart?
$1,350 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $884, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 176 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Elkhart.