Firefighter · Grand Island, NE
Firefighter in Grand Island: $1,170/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Grand Island median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Nebraska median, $61,040 a year. Nebraska has about 1,070 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $46,660 and the 90th is $69,460. On the pay used here, Grand Island ranks 132nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,082/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,170 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lincoln, about 81 miles away, at $1,227 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,170
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,040
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,082
$1,288 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
132nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $61,040.
- Taxes$1,021
- Rent$1,082
- Other living costs$1,814
- Left over$1,170
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,040
- Federal income tax
- −$5,286
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,670
- State income tax (NE)
- −$2,295
- Take-home pay
- $48,789
- Effective tax rate
- 20.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,082
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,896
Left over each month
$5,087 gross, minus $1,021 in tax and $2,896 in living costs.
$1,170
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lincoln, $1,227/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Grand Island?
$61,040 a year. That figure is the Nebraska median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Grand Island?
$1,170 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,082, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Lincoln, about 81 miles away, leaves $1,227 a month, more than Grand Island.