Firefighter · Los Angeles, CA
Firefighter in Los Angeles: $1,381/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Los Angeles at $98,050 a year. About 7,200 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $58,710 and the 90th is $150,760. Pay ranks 7th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,273/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,381 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fresno, about 209 miles away, at $1,535 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,381
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$98,050
$58,710 to $150,760
Rent (1 bd)
$2,273
$2,706 (2 bd)
Employment
7,200
Location quotient 0.52
Pay rank
7th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $98,050.
- Taxes$2,116
- Rent$2,273
- Other$2,401
- Left$1,381
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $98,050
- Federal income tax
- −$12,741
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,501
- State income tax (CA)
- −$5,146
- Take-home pay
- $72,662
- Effective tax rate
- 25.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,273
- Groceries
- $476
- Getting around
- $674
- Healthcare
- $536
- Utilities and internet
- $298
- Everything else
- $417
- Total spending
- $4,674
After tax and rent
$1,381 left/mo
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fresno, $1,535/mo.
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Compare Los Angeles with another city
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Los Angeles?
$98,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 7,200 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Los Angeles?
$1,381 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,273, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Fresno, about 209 miles away, leaves $1,535 a month, more than Los Angeles.