Firefighter · Muncie, IN
Firefighter in Muncie: $1,449/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Muncie at $62,780 a year. About 130 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $43,020 and the 90th is $69,730. Pay ranks 100th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($749/mo). Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,449 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rockford, about 239 miles away, at $2,032 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,449
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,780
$43,020 to $69,730
Rent (1 bd)
$749
$892 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 1.27
Pay rank
100th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $62,780.
- Taxes$1,091
- Rent$749
- Other living costs$1,943
- Left over$1,449
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,780
- Federal income tax
- −$5,495
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,803
- State income tax (IN)
- −$1,853
- City / county wage tax
- −$942
- Take-home pay
- $49,687
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $749
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $426
- Utilities and internet
- $237
- Everything else
- $331
- Total spending
- $2,692
Left over each month
$5,232 gross, minus $1,091 in tax and $2,692 in living costs.
$1,449
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rockford, $2,032/mo.
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Other jobs in Muncie
- 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 Muncie?
$62,780 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 Muncie?
$1,449 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Indiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $749, and pay covers 7.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Rockford, about 239 miles away, leaves $2,032 a month, more than Muncie.