Firefighter · Fond du Lac, WI
Firefighter in Fond du Lac: $263/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Fond du Lac at $45,110 a year. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $29,470 and the 90th is $57,410. Pay ranks 259th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($882/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $263 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 38 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$263
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$45,110
$29,470 to $57,410
Rent (1 bd)
$882
$1,050 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 1.21
Pay rank
259th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $45,110.
- Taxes$677
- Rent$882
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$263
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $45,110
- Federal income tax
- −$3,375
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,451
- State income tax (WI)
- −$1,293
- Take-home pay
- $36,991
- Effective tax rate
- 18.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $882
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $569
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,820
Left over each month
$3,759 gross, minus $677 in tax and $2,820 in living costs.
$263
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 Fond du Lac
- 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 Fond du Lac?
$45,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Fond du Lac?
$263 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $882, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 38 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Fond du Lac.