Firefighter · Missoula, MT
Firefighter in Missoula: $1,810/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Missoula at $76,620 a year. About 130 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.88). The 10th percentile is $45,120 and the 90th is $82,270. Pay ranks 48th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,810 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, at $2,975 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,810
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,620
$45,120 to $82,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,210
$1,440 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.88
Pay rank
48th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $76,620.
- Taxes$1,478
- Rent$1,210
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$1,810
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,620
- Federal income tax
- −$8,470
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,861
- State income tax (MT)
- −$3,406
- Take-home pay
- $58,882
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,210
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $492
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,097
Left over each month
$6,385 gross, minus $1,478 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.
$1,810
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $2,975/mo.
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- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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- Construction manager
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Missoula?
$76,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Missoula?
$1,810 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, leaves $2,975 a month, more than Missoula.