Firefighter · Minot, ND
Firefighter in Minot: $638/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Minot at $49,060 a year. About 80 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $38,900 and the 90th is $72,720. Pay ranks 203rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $638 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, at $1,966 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$638
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,060
$38,900 to $72,720
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
203rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $49,060.
- Taxes$633
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,807
- Left over$638
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,060
- Federal income tax
- −$3,849
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,753
- State income tax (ND)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $41,458
- Effective tax rate
- 15.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $544
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,817
Left over each month
$4,088 gross, minus $633 in tax and $2,817 in living costs.
$638
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Forks, $1,966/mo.
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Other jobs in Minot
- 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 Minot?
$49,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Minot?
$638 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Grand Forks, about 204 miles away, leaves $1,966 a month, more than Minot.