Firefighter · Hanford, CA
Firefighter in Hanford: $361/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Hanford at $55,220 a year. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $45,180 and the 90th is $80,170. Pay ranks 164th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,125/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $361 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 104 miles away, at $3,128 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$361
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$55,220
$45,180 to $80,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,125
$1,339 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
164th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $55,220.
- Taxes$864
- Rent$1,125
- Other living costs$2,251
- Left over$361
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $55,220
- Federal income tax
- −$4,588
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,224
- State income tax (CA)
- −$1,558
- Take-home pay
- $44,849
- Effective tax rate
- 18.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,125
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $681
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,376
Left over each month
$4,602 gross, minus $864 in tax and $3,376 in living costs.
$361
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $3,128/mo.
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Other jobs in Hanford
- 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 Hanford?
$55,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Hanford?
$361 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,125, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
San Jose, about 104 miles away, leaves $3,128 a month, more than Hanford.