Firefighter · Lincoln, NE
Firefighter in Lincoln: $1,227/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Lincoln at $59,760 a year. About 240 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.58). The 10th percentile is $49,840 and the 90th is $69,460. Pay ranks 135th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($993/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,227 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 185 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,227
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,760
$49,840 to $69,460
Rent (1 bd)
$993
$1,182 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.58
Pay rank
135th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $59,760.
- Taxes$994
- Rent$993
- Other living costs$1,766
- Left over$1,227
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,760
- Federal income tax
- −$5,133
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,572
- State income tax (NE)
- −$2,228
- Take-home pay
- $47,827
- Effective tax rate
- 20.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $993
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,759
Left over each month
$4,980 gross, minus $994 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.
$1,227
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,039/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Lincoln?
$59,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Lincoln?
$1,227 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $993, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 185 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than Lincoln.