Firefighter · Jackson, MI
Firefighter in Jackson: $344/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Jackson at $47,690 a year. About 100 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $37,800 and the 90th is $70,870. Pay ranks 220th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($893/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $344 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Erie, about 222 miles away, at $2,291 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$344
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,690
$37,800 to $70,870
Rent (1 bd)
$893
$1,063 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.82
Pay rank
220th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $47,690.
- Taxes$800
- Rent$893
- Other living costs$1,937
- Left over$344
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,690
- Federal income tax
- −$3,684
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,648
- State income tax (MI)
- −$1,789
- City / county wage tax
- −$477
- Take-home pay
- $38,092
- Effective tax rate
- 20.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $893
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,830
Left over each month
$3,974 gross, minus $800 in tax and $2,830 in living costs.
$344
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Erie, $2,291/mo.
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Other jobs in Jackson
- 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 Jackson?
$47,690 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Jackson?
$344 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $893, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Erie, about 222 miles away, leaves $2,291 a month, more than Jackson.