Firefighter · Mount Vernon, WA
Firefighter in Mount Vernon: $1,622/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Mount Vernon at $81,100 a year. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.50). The 10th percentile is $40,820 and the 90th is $116,570. Pay ranks 25th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,652/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,622 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bellingham, about 26 miles away, at $3,050 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,622
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,100
$40,820 to $116,570
Rent (1 bd)
$1,652
$1,967 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 1.50
Pay rank
25th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $81,100.
- Taxes$1,305
- Rent$1,652
- Other living costs$2,179
- Left over$1,622
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,100
- Federal income tax
- −$9,456
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,204
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $65,440
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,652
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $622
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,831
Left over each month
$6,758 gross, minus $1,305 in tax and $3,831 in living costs.
$1,622
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bellingham, $3,050/mo.
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Other jobs in Mount Vernon
- 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 Mount Vernon?
$81,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Mount Vernon?
$1,622 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,652, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Bellingham, about 26 miles away, leaves $3,050 a month, more than Mount Vernon.