Firefighter · Midland, MI
Firefighter in Midland: $621/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Midland at $52,800 a year. About 60 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $37,350 and the 90th is $76,820. Pay ranks 177th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($947/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $621 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Erie, about 241 miles away, at $2,291 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$621
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$52,800
$37,350 to $76,820
Rent (1 bd)
$947
$1,127 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
177th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $52,800.
- Taxes$906
- Rent$947
- Other living costs$1,926
- Left over$621
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $52,800
- Federal income tax
- −$4,298
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,039
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,006
- City / county wage tax
- −$528
- Take-home pay
- $41,929
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $947
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $557
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,873
Left over each month
$4,400 gross, minus $906 in tax and $2,873 in living costs.
$621
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Erie, $2,291/mo.
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Other jobs in Midland
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- 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 Midland?
$52,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Midland?
$621 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $947, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Erie, about 241 miles away, leaves $2,291 a month, more than Midland.