Firefighter · Kankakee, IL
Firefighter in Kankakee: $953/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Kankakee at $59,850 a year. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.32). The 10th percentile is $34,730 and the 90th is $95,390. Pay ranks 133rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,060/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $953 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 180 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$953
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,850
$34,730 to $95,390
Rent (1 bd)
$1,060
$1,262 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 1.32
Pay rank
133rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $59,850.
- Taxes$1,046
- Rent$1,060
- Other living costs$1,929
- Left over$953
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,850
- Federal income tax
- −$5,144
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,579
- State income tax (IL)
- −$2,825
- Take-home pay
- $47,303
- Effective tax rate
- 21.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,060
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,989
Left over each month
$4,988 gross, minus $1,046 in tax and $2,989 in living costs.
$953
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 Kankakee
- 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 Kankakee?
$59,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Kankakee?
$953 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,060, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 180 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Kankakee.