Firefighter · Lima, OH
Firefighter in Lima: $1,087/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Lima at $60,020 a year. About 150 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.36). The 10th percentile is $30,620 and the 90th is $61,230. Pay ranks 131st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($977/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,087 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Erie, about 228 miles away, at $2,291 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,087
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,020
$30,620 to $61,230
Rent (1 bd)
$977
$1,163 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 1.36
Pay rank
131st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $60,020.
- Taxes$991
- Rent$977
- Other living costs$1,947
- Left over$1,087
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,020
- Federal income tax
- −$5,164
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,592
- State income tax (OH)
- −$934
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,200
- Take-home pay
- $48,130
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $977
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,924
Left over each month
$5,002 gross, minus $991 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$1,087
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 Lima
- 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 Lima?
$60,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Lima?
$1,087 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $977, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Erie, about 228 miles away, leaves $2,291 a month, more than Lima.