Firefighter · Omaha, NE
Firefighter in Omaha: $1,098/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Omaha at $61,040 a year. About 660 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $46,660 and the 90th is $78,730. Pay ranks 119th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,098 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 130 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,098
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,040
$46,660 to $78,730
Rent (1 bd)
$1,089
$1,297 (2 bd)
Employment
660
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
119th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $61,040.
- Taxes$1,021
- Rent$1,089
- Other living costs$1,879
- Left over$1,098
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,040
- Federal income tax
- −$5,286
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,670
- State income tax (NE)
- −$2,295
- Take-home pay
- $48,789
- Effective tax rate
- 20.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,089
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $545
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $2,968
Left over each month
$5,087 gross, minus $1,021 in tax and $2,968 in living costs.
$1,098
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,039/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Omaha?
$61,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 660 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Omaha?
$1,098 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 130 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than Omaha.