Firefighter · Las Vegas, NV
Firefighter in Las Vegas: $842/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Las Vegas at $59,280 a year. About 1,430 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $47,600 and the 90th is $78,130. Pay ranks 137th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,267/mo). Nevada has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $842 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Los Angeles, about 230 miles away, at $1,381 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$842
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,280
$47,600 to $78,130
Rent (1 bd)
$1,267
$1,508 (2 bd)
Employment
1,430
Location quotient 0.56
Pay rank
137th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $59,280.
- Taxes$789
- Rent$1,267
- Other$2,042
- Left$842
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,280
- Federal income tax
- −$4,934
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,535
- State income tax (NV)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,811
- Effective tax rate
- 16.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,267
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $592
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,309
After tax and rent
$842 left/mo
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Los Angeles, $1,381/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Las Vegas?
$59,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,430 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Las Vegas?
$842 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nevada has no state income tax Rent is $1,267, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Los Angeles, about 230 miles away, leaves $1,381 a month, more than Las Vegas.