Firefighter · Lake Havasu City, AZ
Firefighter in Lake Havasu City: $717/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Lake Havasu City at $54,810 a year. About 500 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 3.96). The 10th percentile is $34,970 and the 90th is $82,420. Pay ranks 169th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,039/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $717 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Riverside, about 158 miles away, at $936 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$717
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,810
$34,970 to $82,420
Rent (1 bd)
$1,039
$1,237 (2 bd)
Employment
500
Location quotient 3.96
Pay rank
169th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $54,810.
- Taxes$811
- Rent$1,039
- Other living costs$2,000
- Left over$717
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,810
- Federal income tax
- −$4,539
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,193
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$1,005
- Take-home pay
- $45,073
- Effective tax rate
- 17.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,039
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $585
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,039
Left over each month
$4,568 gross, minus $811 in tax and $3,039 in living costs.
$717
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Riverside, $936/mo.
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Other jobs in Lake Havasu City
- 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 Lake Havasu City?
$54,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 500 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Lake Havasu City?
$717 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,039, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Riverside, about 158 miles away, leaves $936 a month, more than Lake Havasu City.