Firefighter · Evansville, IN
Firefighter in Evansville: $1,523/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Evansville at $66,840 a year. About 330 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.11). The 10th percentile is $41,600 and the 90th is $79,110. Pay ranks 78th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($893/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 $1,523 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Wayne, about 240 miles away, at $1,943 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,523
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,840
$41,600 to $79,110
Rent (1 bd)
$893
$1,063 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 1.11
Pay rank
78th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $66,840.
- Taxes$1,201
- Rent$893
- Other living costs$1,953
- Left over$1,523
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,840
- Federal income tax
- −$6,319
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,113
- State income tax (IN)
- −$1,975
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,003
- Take-home pay
- $52,430
- Effective tax rate
- 21.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $893
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $581
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,846
Left over each month
$5,570 gross, minus $1,201 in tax and $2,846 in living costs.
$1,523
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Wayne, $1,943/mo.
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Other jobs in Evansville
- 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 Evansville?
$66,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Evansville?
$1,523 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 $893, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Fort Wayne, about 240 miles away, leaves $1,943 a month, more than Evansville.