Firefighter · Napa, CA
Firefighter in Napa: $797/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Napa at $80,260 a year. The 10th percentile is $54,120 and the 90th is $102,580. Pay ranks 30th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,165/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $797 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 122 miles away, at $3,128 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$797
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,260
$54,120 to $102,580
Rent (1 bd)
$2,165
$2,577 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
30th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $80,260.
- Taxes$1,575
- Rent$2,165
- Other living costs$2,151
- Left over$797
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,260
- Federal income tax
- −$9,271
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,140
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,491
- Take-home pay
- $61,358
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,165
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,316
Left over each month
$6,688 gross, minus $1,575 in tax and $4,316 in living costs.
$797
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $3,128/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Napa?
$80,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Napa?
$797 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,165, and pay covers 3.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
San Jose, about 122 miles away, leaves $3,128 a month, more than Napa.