Firefighter · Niles, MI
Firefighter in Niles: $439/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Niles at $50,600 a year. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $33,900 and the 90th is $80,460. Pay ranks 186th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,000/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 $439 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 144 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$439
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,600
$33,900 to $80,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,000
$1,190 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.86
Pay rank
186th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $50,600.
- Taxes$860
- Rent$1,000
- Other living costs$1,917
- Left over$439
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,600
- Federal income tax
- −$4,034
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,871
- State income tax (MI)
- −$1,913
- City / county wage tax
- −$506
- Take-home pay
- $40,277
- Effective tax rate
- 20.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,000
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,917
Left over each month
$4,217 gross, minus $860 in tax and $2,917 in living costs.
$439
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 Niles
- 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 Niles?
$50,600 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Niles?
$439 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 $1,000, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 144 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Niles.