Firefighter · Great Falls, MT
Firefighter in Great Falls: $971/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Great Falls at $60,080 a year. About 70 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $47,270 and the 90th is $72,520. Pay ranks 128th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,042/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $971 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Missoula, about 138 miles away, at $1,810 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$971
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,080
$47,270 to $72,520
Rent (1 bd)
$1,042
$1,240 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
128th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $60,080.
- Taxes$1,016
- Rent$1,042
- Other living costs$1,977
- Left over$971
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,080
- Federal income tax
- −$5,171
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,596
- State income tax (MT)
- −$2,430
- Take-home pay
- $47,883
- Effective tax rate
- 20.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,042
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $583
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,019
Left over each month
$5,007 gross, minus $1,016 in tax and $3,019 in living costs.
$971
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Missoula, $1,810/mo.
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Other jobs in Great Falls
- 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 Great Falls?
$60,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Great Falls?
$971 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,042, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Missoula, about 138 miles away, leaves $1,810 a month, more than Great Falls.