Firefighter · Iowa City, IA
Firefighter in Iowa City: $863/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Iowa City at $50,600 a year. About 90 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.45). The 10th percentile is $31,830 and the 90th is $57,000. Pay ranks 186th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $863 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 112 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$863
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,600
$31,830 to $57,000
Rent (1 bd)
$911
$1,085 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 0.45
Pay rank
186th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $50,600.
- Taxes$773
- Rent$911
- Other living costs$1,670
- Left over$863
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,600
- Federal income tax
- −$4,034
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,871
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,368
- Take-home pay
- $41,328
- Effective tax rate
- 18.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $911
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $411
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,581
Left over each month
$4,217 gross, minus $773 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.
$863
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,039/mo.
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Other jobs in Iowa City
- 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 Iowa City?
$50,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Iowa City?
$863 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 112 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than Iowa City.