Firefighter · Jefferson City, MO
Firefighter in Jefferson City: $669/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Jefferson City at $47,030 a year. About 140 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $37,030 and the 90th is $56,410. Pay ranks 228th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($742/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $669 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 250 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$669
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,030
$37,030 to $56,410
Rent (1 bd)
$742
$883 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.78
Pay rank
228th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $47,030.
- Taxes$707
- Rent$742
- Other living costs$1,801
- Left over$669
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,030
- Federal income tax
- −$3,605
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,598
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,284
- Take-home pay
- $38,543
- Effective tax rate
- 18.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $742
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $533
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,543
Left over each month
$3,919 gross, minus $707 in tax and $2,543 in living costs.
$669
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,039/mo.
Firefighter leftover by city →Best cities for firefighters to move to →Firefighter nearby
Other jobs in Jefferson 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 Jefferson City?
$47,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Jefferson City?
$669 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $742, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 250 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than Jefferson City.