Firefighter · Lewiston, ID
Firefighter in Lewiston: $901/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Lewiston at $58,920 a year. About 80 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.20). The 10th percentile is $33,480 and the 90th is $74,830. Pay ranks 145th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $901 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 74 miles away, at $2,975 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$901
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,920
$33,480 to $74,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 1.20
Pay rank
145th 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 $58,920.
- Taxes$1,005
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,995
- Left over$901
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,920
- Federal income tax
- −$5,032
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,507
- State income tax (ID)
- −$2,524
- Take-home pay
- $46,857
- Effective tax rate
- 20.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $587
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,004
Left over each month
$4,910 gross, minus $1,005 in tax and $3,004 in living costs.
$901
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $2,975/mo.
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Other jobs in Lewiston
- 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 Lewiston?
$58,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Lewiston?
$901 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Walla Walla, about 74 miles away, leaves $2,975 a month, more than Lewiston.