Firefighter · Kennewick, WA
Firefighter in Kennewick: $1,869/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Kennewick at $80,090 a year. About 360 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.26). The 10th percentile is $37,750 and the 90th is $98,360. Pay ranks 31st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,331/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,869 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bellingham, about 209 miles away, at $3,050 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,869
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,090
$37,750 to $98,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,331
$1,585 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 1.26
Pay rank
31st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $80,090.
- Taxes$1,280
- Rent$1,331
- Other living costs$2,194
- Left over$1,869
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,090
- Federal income tax
- −$9,234
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,127
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $64,729
- Effective tax rate
- 19.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,331
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,525
Left over each month
$6,674 gross, minus $1,280 in tax and $3,525 in living costs.
$1,869
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bellingham, $3,050/mo.
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Other jobs in Kennewick
- 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 Kennewick?
$80,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Kennewick?
$1,869 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,331, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Bellingham, about 209 miles away, leaves $3,050 a month, more than Kennewick.