Firefighter · Los Angeles, CA
Firefighter take-home pay in Los Angeles: -$402 left over a month
A local firefighter wage of about $64,000 in Los Angeles, CA, after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,276. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
-$402
Local pay (annual)
$64,000
$4,273 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$2,276
$2,710 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a firefighter.
- Taxes$1,061
- Rent$2,276
- Other living costs$2,399
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,000
- Federal income tax
- −$5,694
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,896
- State income tax (CA)
- −$2,137
- Take-home pay
- $51,273
- Effective tax rate
- 19.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,276
- Groceries
- $476
- Getting around
- $674
- Healthcare
- $536
- Utilities and internet
- $298
- Everything else
- $417
- Total spending
- $4,675
Left over each month
$5,333 gross, minus $1,061 in tax and $4,675 in living costs.
-$402
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Questions
What is firefighter take-home pay in Los Angeles?
On a local firefighter wage of about $64,000, leftover after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,276 is about -$402 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Los Angeles tax a firefighter paycheck?
Los Angeles is in California, which taxes wage income.
How does Los Angeles compare for a firefighter?
Open the Los Angeles paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same firefighter household.