Firefighter · Mankato, MN
Firefighter in Mankato: -$327/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Mankato at $34,190 a year. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $23,150 and the 90th is $60,190. Pay ranks 333rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($934/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$327 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 148 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$327
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$34,190
$23,150 to $60,190
Rent (1 bd)
$934
$1,112 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
333rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $34,190.
- Taxes$477
- Rent$934
- Other living costs$1,765
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $34,190
- Federal income tax
- −$2,064
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,616
- State income tax (MN)
- −$1,049
- Take-home pay
- $28,461
- Effective tax rate
- 16.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $934
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $489
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,699
Left over each month
$2,849 gross, minus $477 in tax and $2,699 in living costs.
-$327
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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- 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 Mankato?
$34,190 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 Mankato?
-$327 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $934, and pay covers 3.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 148 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than Mankato.