Firefighter · Kalamazoo, MI
Firefighter in Kalamazoo: $153/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Kalamazoo at $45,480 a year. About 60 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.24). The 10th percentile is $38,380 and the 90th is $58,270. Pay ranks 255th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($976/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 $153 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 152 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$153
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$45,480
$38,380 to $58,270
Rent (1 bd)
$976
$1,162 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.24
Pay rank
255th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $45,480.
- Taxes$754
- Rent$976
- Other living costs$1,907
- Left over$153
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $45,480
- Federal income tax
- −$3,419
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,479
- State income tax (MI)
- −$1,695
- City / county wage tax
- −$455
- Take-home pay
- $36,432
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $976
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,883
Left over each month
$3,790 gross, minus $754 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$153
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $2,244/mo.
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Other jobs in Kalamazoo
- 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 Kalamazoo?
$45,480 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Kalamazoo?
$153 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 $976, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 152 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Kalamazoo.