Firefighter · Fort Collins, CO
Firefighter in Fort Collins: $2,902/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Fort Collins at $99,930 a year. About 300 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $58,330 and the 90th is $108,250. Pay ranks 6th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,473/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,902 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Denver is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,026 left over a month), and Fort Collins still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,902
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,930
$58,330 to $108,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,473
$1,753 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
6th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $99,930.
- Taxes$2,083
- Rent$1,473
- Other living costs$1,869
- Left over$2,902
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,930
- Federal income tax
- −$13,599
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,645
- State income tax (CO)
- −$3,755
- Take-home pay
- $74,932
- Effective tax rate
- 25.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,473
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,342
Left over each month
$8,328 gross, minus $2,083 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.
$2,902
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Denver, $2,026/mo.
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Other jobs in Fort Collins
- 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 Fort Collins?
$99,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Fort Collins?
$2,902 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,473, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Fort Collins leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Denver at $2,026 a month.