Firefighter · Fresno, CA
Firefighter in Fresno: $1,497/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Fresno at $79,160 a year. About 770 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $51,020 and the 90th is $132,060. Pay ranks 37th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,356/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,497 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 94 miles away, at $3,128 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,497
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,160
$51,020 to $132,060
Rent (1 bd)
$1,356
$1,614 (2 bd)
Employment
770
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
37th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $79,160.
- Taxes$1,539
- Rent$1,356
- Other living costs$2,204
- Left over$1,497
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,160
- Federal income tax
- −$9,029
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,056
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,389
- Take-home pay
- $60,686
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,356
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $633
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,560
Left over each month
$6,597 gross, minus $1,539 in tax and $3,560 in living costs.
$1,497
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $3,128/mo.
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Other jobs in Fresno
- 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 Fresno?
$79,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 770 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Fresno?
$1,497 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,356, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
San Jose, about 94 miles away, leaves $3,128 a month, more than Fresno.