Firefighter · Grants Pass, OR
Firefighter in Grants Pass: -$408/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Grants Pass at $45,180 a year. About 50 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.73). The 10th percentile is $36,030 and the 90th is $67,990. Pay ranks 257th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,128/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$408 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Yuba City, about 248 miles away, at $1,716 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$408
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$45,180
$36,030 to $67,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,128
$1,343 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.73
Pay rank
257th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $45,180.
- Taxes$854
- Rent$1,128
- Other living costs$2,191
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $45,180
- Federal income tax
- −$3,383
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,456
- State income tax (OR)
- −$3,412
- Take-home pay
- $34,929
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,128
- Groceries
- $434
- Getting around
- $618
- Healthcare
- $488
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $380
- Total spending
- $3,319
Left over each month
$3,765 gross, minus $854 in tax and $3,319 in living costs.
-$408
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Yuba City, $1,716/mo.
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Other jobs in Grants Pass
- 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 Grants Pass?
$45,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Grants Pass?
-$408 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,128, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Yuba City, about 248 miles away, leaves $1,716 a month, more than Grants Pass.