Firefighter · Grand Forks, ND
Firefighter in Grand Forks: $1,966/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Grand Forks at $68,060 a year. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.51). The 10th percentile is $24,080 and the 90th is $77,160. Pay ranks 75th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($924/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,966 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Fargo is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,071 left over a month), and Grand Forks still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,966
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$68,060
$24,080 to $77,160
Rent (1 bd)
$924
$1,100 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 1.51
Pay rank
75th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $68,060.
- Taxes$991
- Rent$924
- Other living costs$1,791
- Left over$1,966
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $68,060
- Federal income tax
- −$6,587
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,207
- State income tax (ND)
- −$97
- Take-home pay
- $56,169
- Effective tax rate
- 17.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $924
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,715
Left over each month
$5,672 gross, minus $991 in tax and $2,715 in living costs.
$1,966
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $1,071/mo.
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Other jobs in Grand Forks
- 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 Grand Forks?
$68,060 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 Grand Forks?
$1,966 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $924, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Grand Forks leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Fargo at $1,071 a month.