Firefighter · Kahului, HI
Firefighter in Kahului: -$948/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median for a firefighter in Kahului. Pay is estimated at $55,500 from the national median and this metro's overall wage level. On the pay used here, Kahului ranks 191st-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 2.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,207/mo). Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$948 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Honolulu, about 111 miles away, at -$801 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$948
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$55,500
Estimated
Rent (1 bd)
$2,207
$2,627 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
191st of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
2.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $55,500.
- Taxes$972
- Rent$2,207
- Other living costs$2,394
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $55,500
- Federal income tax
- −$4,622
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,246
- State income tax (HI)
- −$2,795
- Take-home pay
- $43,838
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,207
- Groceries
- $474
- Getting around
- $674
- Healthcare
- $534
- Utilities and internet
- $297
- Everything else
- $415
- Total spending
- $4,601
Left over each month
$4,625 gross, minus $972 in tax and $4,601 in living costs.
-$948
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Honolulu, -$801/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
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- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Kahului?
$55,500 a year. That figure is the an estimate, because BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a metro or state median.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Kahului?
-$948 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Hawaii taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,207, and pay covers 2.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Honolulu, about 111 miles away, leaves -$801 a month, more than Kahului.