Firefighter · Grand Rapids, MI
Firefighter in Grand Rapids: $637/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Grand Rapids at $56,260 a year. About 420 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.32). The 10th percentile is $38,620 and the 90th is $70,230. Pay ranks 162nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,252/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $637 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 114 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$637
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,260
$38,620 to $70,230
Rent (1 bd)
$1,252
$1,490 (2 bd)
Employment
420
Location quotient 0.32
Pay rank
162nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $56,260.
- Taxes$931
- Rent$1,252
- Other living costs$1,869
- Left over$637
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,260
- Federal income tax
- −$4,713
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,304
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,153
- Take-home pay
- $45,090
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,252
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,121
Left over each month
$4,688 gross, minus $931 in tax and $3,121 in living costs.
$637
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $2,244/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Rapids?
$56,260 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 Grand Rapids?
$637 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,252, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 114 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Grand Rapids.