Firefighter · Manhattan, KS
Firefighter in Manhattan: $915/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Manhattan at $53,290 a year. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $35,290 and the 90th is $66,390. Pay ranks 174th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($855/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $915 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 243 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$915
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$53,290
$35,290 to $66,390
Rent (1 bd)
$855
$1,018 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
174th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $53,290.
- Taxes$927
- Rent$855
- Other living costs$1,744
- Left over$915
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $53,290
- Federal income tax
- −$4,356
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,077
- State income tax (KS)
- −$2,685
- Take-home pay
- $42,172
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $855
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $465
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,599
Left over each month
$4,441 gross, minus $927 in tax and $2,599 in living costs.
$915
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,039/mo.
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- Electrician
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Manhattan?
$53,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Manhattan?
$915 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $855, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 243 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than Manhattan.