Firefighter · Fort Wayne, IN
Firefighter in Fort Wayne: $1,943/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Fort Wayne at $75,860 a year. About 420 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.84). The 10th percentile is $53,520 and the 90th is $76,390. Pay ranks 53rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($970/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,943 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 228 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,943
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,860
$53,520 to $76,390
Rent (1 bd)
$970
$1,155 (2 bd)
Employment
420
Location quotient 0.84
Pay rank
53rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $75,860.
- Taxes$1,458
- Rent$970
- Other living costs$1,951
- Left over$1,943
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,860
- Federal income tax
- −$8,303
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,803
- State income tax (IN)
- −$2,246
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,138
- Take-home pay
- $58,370
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $970
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $579
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,921
Left over each month
$6,322 gross, minus $1,458 in tax and $2,921 in living costs.
$1,943
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $2,244/mo.
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- Electrician
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- 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 Wayne?
$75,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 420 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Fort Wayne?
$1,943 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $970, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 228 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Fort Wayne.