Firefighter · Grand Junction, CO

Firefighter in Grand Junction: $1,427/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Grand Junction at $70,190 a year. About 220 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.50). The 10th percentile is $43,730 and the 90th is $93,610. Pay ranks 70th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,427 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Collins, about 193 miles away, at $2,902 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,427

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$70,190

$43,730 to $93,610

Rent (1 bd)

$1,252

$1,490 (2 bd)

Employment

220

Location quotient 1.50

Pay rank

70th of 346

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.7×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $70,190.

Taxes$1,239
Rent$1,252
Other living costs$1,931
Left over$1,427

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $70,190
Federal income tax: −$7,056
Social Security and Medicare: −$5,370
State income tax (CO): −$2,446
Take-home pay: $55,319
Effective tax rate: 21.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,252
Groceries: $389
Getting around: $520
Healthcare: $438
Utilities and internet: $243
Everything else: $341
Total spending: $3,183

Left over each month

$5,849 gross, minus $1,239 in tax and $3,183 in living costs.

$1,427

Rank every metro for a firefighter

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Collins, $2,902/mo.

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Questions

What does a firefighter make in Grand Junction?

$70,190 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 firefighter jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Grand Junction?

$1,427 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.

Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?

Fort Collins, about 193 miles away, leaves $2,902 a month, more than Grand Junction.