Firefighter · Lansing, MI
Firefighter in Lansing: $956/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Lansing at $57,540 a year. About 410 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $37,020 and the 90th is $82,490. Pay ranks 154th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($980/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $956 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Erie, about 234 miles away, at $2,291 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$956
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,540
$37,020 to $82,490
Rent (1 bd)
$980
$1,167 (2 bd)
Employment
410
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
154th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $57,540.
- Taxes$1,004
- Rent$980
- Other living costs$1,855
- Left over$956
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,540
- Federal income tax
- −$4,866
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,402
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,207
- City / county wage tax
- −$575
- Take-home pay
- $45,489
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $980
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $486
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,835
Left over each month
$4,795 gross, minus $1,004 in tax and $2,835 in living costs.
$956
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Erie, $2,291/mo.
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Other jobs in Lansing
- Registered nurse
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- 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 Lansing?
$57,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Lansing?
$956 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $980, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Erie, about 234 miles away, leaves $2,291 a month, more than Lansing.