Firefighter · La Crosse, WI
Firefighter in La Crosse: -$97/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in La Crosse at $38,900 a year. About 250 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $26,970 and the 90th is $60,930. Pay ranks 292nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($894/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$97 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 174 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$97
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$38,900
$26,970 to $60,930
Rent (1 bd)
$894
$1,064 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 1.35
Pay rank
292nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $38,900.
- Taxes$550
- Rent$894
- Other living costs$1,894
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $38,900
- Federal income tax
- −$2,630
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,976
- State income tax (WI)
- −$997
- Take-home pay
- $32,297
- Effective tax rate
- 17.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $894
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,788
Left over each month
$3,242 gross, minus $550 in tax and $2,788 in living costs.
-$97
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,039/mo.
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Other jobs in La Crosse
- 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 La Crosse?
$38,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in La Crosse?
-$97 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $894, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 174 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than La Crosse.