Firefighter · Oxnard, CA
Firefighter in Oxnard: $523/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Oxnard at $77,400 a year. About 660 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.92). The 10th percentile is $49,760 and the 90th is $97,150. Pay ranks 44th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,281/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $523 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 216 miles away, at $3,128 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$523
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,400
$49,760 to $97,150
Rent (1 bd)
$2,281
$2,715 (2 bd)
Employment
660
Location quotient 0.92
Pay rank
44th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $77,400.
- Taxes$1,482
- Rent$2,281
- Other living costs$2,164
- Left over$523
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,400
- Federal income tax
- −$8,642
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,921
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,225
- Take-home pay
- $59,612
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,281
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,445
Left over each month
$6,450 gross, minus $1,482 in tax and $4,445 in living costs.
$523
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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Other jobs in Oxnard
- 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 Oxnard?
$77,400 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 Oxnard?
$523 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,281, and pay covers 2.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
San Jose, about 216 miles away, leaves $3,128 a month, more than Oxnard.