Firefighter · Fairbanks, AK

Firefighter in Fairbanks: -$116/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Fairbanks at $50,840 a year. The 10th percentile is $38,320 and the 90th is $77,150. Pay ranks 183rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,378/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$116 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Anchorage, about 196 miles away, at $814 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

-$116

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$50,840

$38,320 to $77,150

Rent (1 bd)

$1,378

$1,640 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

183rd of 346

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

3.1×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $50,840.

Taxes$663
Rent$1,378
Other living costs$2,312

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $50,840
Federal income tax: −$4,062
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,889
State income tax (AK): None
Take-home pay: $42,888
Effective tax rate: 15.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,378
Groceries: $457
Getting around: $656
Healthcare: $514
Utilities and internet: $286
Everything else: $400
Total spending: $3,690

Left over each month

$4,237 gross, minus $663 in tax and $3,690 in living costs.

-$116

Rank every metro for a firefighter

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Anchorage, $814/mo.

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Questions

What does a firefighter make in Fairbanks?

$50,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Fairbanks?

-$116 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,378, and pay covers 3.1× a year of it.

Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?

Anchorage, about 196 miles away, leaves $814 a month, more than Fairbanks.