Firefighter · Oshkosh, WI
Firefighter in Oshkosh: $580/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Oshkosh at $51,520 a year. About 300 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.45). The 10th percentile is $29,050 and the 90th is $64,310. Pay ranks 180th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($988/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $580 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 52 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$580
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,520
$29,050 to $64,310
Rent (1 bd)
$988
$1,176 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 1.45
Pay rank
180th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $51,520.
- Taxes$810
- Rent$988
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$580
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,520
- Federal income tax
- −$4,144
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,941
- State income tax (WI)
- −$1,633
- Take-home pay
- $41,802
- Effective tax rate
- 18.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $988
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,903
Left over each month
$4,293 gross, minus $810 in tax and $2,903 in living costs.
$580
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 Oshkosh
- 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 Oshkosh?
$51,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Oshkosh?
$580 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $988, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 52 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Oshkosh.