Firefighter · Idaho Falls, ID
Firefighter in Idaho Falls: $1,081/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Idaho Falls at $60,930 a year. About 280 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.54). The 10th percentile is $34,110 and the 90th is $81,190. Pay ranks 120th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,081 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boise, about 192 miles away, at $1,565 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,081
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,930
$34,110 to $81,190
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 1.54
Pay rank
120th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $60,930.
- Taxes$1,048
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$1,081
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,930
- Federal income tax
- −$5,273
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,661
- State income tax (ID)
- −$2,638
- Take-home pay
- $48,357
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $2,949
Left over each month
$5,078 gross, minus $1,048 in tax and $2,949 in living costs.
$1,081
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boise, $1,565/mo.
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Other jobs in Idaho 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 Idaho Falls?
$60,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Idaho Falls?
$1,081 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Boise, about 192 miles away, leaves $1,565 a month, more than Idaho Falls.