Firefighter · Flagstaff, AZ
Firefighter in Flagstaff: -$74/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Flagstaff at $50,380 a year. About 360 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.46). The 10th percentile is $37,690 and the 90th is $75,780. Pay ranks 189th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,643/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$74 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Phoenix, about 183 miles away, at $909 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$74
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,380
$37,690 to $75,780
Rent (1 bd)
$1,643
$1,956 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 2.46
Pay rank
189th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $50,380.
- Taxes$730
- Rent$1,643
- Other living costs$1,900
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,380
- Federal income tax
- −$4,007
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,854
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$895
- Take-home pay
- $41,624
- Effective tax rate
- 17.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,643
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $485
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,543
Left over each month
$4,198 gross, minus $730 in tax and $3,543 in living costs.
-$74
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Phoenix, $909/mo.
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Other jobs in Flagstaff
- 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 Flagstaff?
$50,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Flagstaff?
-$74 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,643, and pay covers 2.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Phoenix, about 183 miles away, leaves $909 a month, more than Flagstaff.