Firefighter · Janesville, WI
Firefighter in Janesville: $1,461/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Janesville at $66,000 a year. About 190 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $31,760 and the 90th is $84,480. Pay ranks 82nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($964/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,461 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 240 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,461
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,000
$31,760 to $84,480
Rent (1 bd)
$964
$1,148 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 1.21
Pay rank
82nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $66,000.
- Taxes$1,132
- Rent$964
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$1,461
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,000
- Federal income tax
- −$6,134
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,049
- State income tax (WI)
- −$2,400
- Take-home pay
- $52,417
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $964
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,907
Left over each month
$5,500 gross, minus $1,132 in tax and $2,907 in living costs.
$1,461
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 Janesville
- 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 Janesville?
$66,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Janesville?
$1,461 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $964, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 240 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than Janesville.