Firefighter · Lawrence, KS
Firefighter in Lawrence: $723/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Lawrence at $51,930 a year. About 70 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $34,110 and the 90th is $70,700. Pay ranks 179th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $723 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 233 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$723
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,930
$34,110 to $70,700
Rent (1 bd)
$986
$1,174 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.57
Pay rank
179th 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 $51,930.
- Taxes$898
- Rent$986
- Other living costs$1,721
- Left over$723
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,930
- Federal income tax
- −$4,193
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,973
- State income tax (KS)
- −$2,609
- Take-home pay
- $41,155
- Effective tax rate
- 20.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $986
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $442
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,707
Left over each month
$4,328 gross, minus $898 in tax and $2,707 in living costs.
$723
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,039/mo.
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Lawrence?
$51,930 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Lawrence?
$723 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 4.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 233 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than Lawrence.