Firefighter · Flint, MI
Firefighter in Flint: -$185/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Flint at $39,150 a year. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.61). The 10th percentile is $34,200 and the 90th is $59,180. Pay ranks 291st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($887/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$185 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Erie, about 194 miles away, at $2,291 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$185
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$39,150
$34,200 to $59,180
Rent (1 bd)
$887
$1,056 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 0.61
Pay rank
291st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $39,150.
- Taxes$623
- Rent$887
- Other living costs$1,938
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $39,150
- Federal income tax
- −$2,660
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,995
- State income tax (MI)
- −$1,426
- City / county wage tax
- −$392
- Take-home pay
- $31,678
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $887
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $569
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,825
Left over each month
$3,263 gross, minus $623 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.
-$185
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Erie, $2,291/mo.
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Other jobs in Flint
- 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 Flint?
$39,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Flint?
-$185 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $887, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Erie, about 194 miles away, leaves $2,291 a month, more than Flint.