Firefighter · Greeley, CO
Firefighter in Greeley: $974/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Greeley at $62,640 a year. About 480 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.80). The 10th percentile is $43,900 and the 90th is $79,210. Pay ranks 105th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,257/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $974 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Collins, about 58 miles away, at $2,902 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$974
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,640
$43,900 to $79,210
Rent (1 bd)
$1,257
$1,496 (2 bd)
Employment
480
Location quotient 1.80
Pay rank
105th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $62,640.
- Taxes$1,032
- Rent$1,257
- Other living costs$1,957
- Left over$974
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,640
- Federal income tax
- −$5,478
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,792
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,114
- Take-home pay
- $50,256
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,257
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $3,214
Left over each month
$5,220 gross, minus $1,032 in tax and $3,214 in living costs.
$974
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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- Electrician
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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- Construction manager
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Greeley?
$62,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 480 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Greeley?
$974 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,257, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Fort Collins, about 58 miles away, leaves $2,902 a month, more than Greeley.