Firefighter · Joplin, MO
Firefighter in Joplin: -$23/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Joplin at $38,850 a year. About 150 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $29,360 and the 90th is $64,210. Pay ranks 293rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($906/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$23 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Oklahoma City, about 203 miles away, at $1,276 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$23
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$38,850
$29,360 to $64,210
Rent (1 bd)
$906
$1,078 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
293rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $38,850.
- Taxes$541
- Rent$906
- Other living costs$1,813
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $38,850
- Federal income tax
- −$2,624
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,972
- State income tax (MO)
- −$899
- Take-home pay
- $32,355
- Effective tax rate
- 16.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $906
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,719
Left over each month
$3,238 gross, minus $541 in tax and $2,719 in living costs.
-$23
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Oklahoma City, $1,276/mo.
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Other jobs in Joplin
- 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 Joplin?
$38,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Joplin?
-$23 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $906, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Oklahoma City, about 203 miles away, leaves $1,276 a month, more than Joplin.