Firefighter · Ogden, UT
Firefighter in Ogden: $164/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Ogden at $49,490 a year. About 640 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $37,040 and the 90th is $74,170. Pay ranks 196th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,203/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $164 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Junction, about 232 miles away, at $1,427 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$164
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,490
$37,040 to $74,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,203
$1,432 (2 bd)
Employment
640
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
196th 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 $49,490.
- Taxes$828
- Rent$1,203
- Other living costs$1,929
- Left over$164
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,490
- Federal income tax
- −$3,900
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,786
- State income tax (UT)
- −$2,252
- Take-home pay
- $39,552
- Effective tax rate
- 20.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,203
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,132
Left over each month
$4,124 gross, minus $828 in tax and $3,132 in living costs.
$164
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Junction, $1,427/mo.
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Other jobs in Ogden
- 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 Ogden?
$49,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 640 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Ogden?
$164 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,203, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Grand Junction, about 232 miles away, leaves $1,427 a month, more than Ogden.