Firefighter · Kenosha, WI
Firefighter in Kenosha: -$239/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Kenosha at $46,850 a year. About 280 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.67). The 10th percentile is $35,260 and the 90th is $61,500. Pay ranks 232nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,189/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$239 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 80 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$239
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,850
$35,260 to $61,500
Rent (1 bd)
$1,189
$1,415 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 1.67
Pay rank
232nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $46,850.
- Taxes$713
- Rent$1,189
- Other living costs$2,241
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,850
- Federal income tax
- −$3,584
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,584
- State income tax (WI)
- −$1,385
- Take-home pay
- $38,297
- Effective tax rate
- 18.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,189
- Groceries
- $439
- Getting around
- $650
- Healthcare
- $494
- Utilities and internet
- $274
- Everything else
- $384
- Total spending
- $3,430
Left over each month
$3,904 gross, minus $713 in tax and $3,430 in living costs.
-$239
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 Kenosha
- 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 Kenosha?
$46,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Kenosha?
-$239 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,189, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 80 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Kenosha.