Firefighter · Muskegon, MI
Firefighter in Muskegon: -$177/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Muskegon at $41,580 a year. About 140 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 $31,420 and the 90th is $54,610. Pay ranks 282nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,007/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 -$177 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 69 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$177
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$41,580
$31,420 to $54,610
Rent (1 bd)
$1,007
$1,199 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
282nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $41,580.
- Taxes$673
- Rent$1,007
- Other living costs$1,962
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $41,580
- Federal income tax
- −$2,951
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,181
- State income tax (MI)
- −$1,529
- City / county wage tax
- −$416
- Take-home pay
- $33,503
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,007
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,969
Left over each month
$3,465 gross, minus $673 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.
-$177
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $2,244/mo.
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Other jobs in Muskegon
- 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 Muskegon?
$41,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Muskegon?
-$177 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 $1,007, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 69 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Muskegon.