Firefighter · Pocatello, ID
Firefighter in Pocatello: $166/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Pocatello at $44,250 a year. About 100 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.19). The 10th percentile is $34,860 and the 90th is $47,320. Pay ranks 266th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($875/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $166 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boise, about 199 miles away, at $1,565 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$166
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$44,250
$34,860 to $47,320
Rent (1 bd)
$875
$1,042 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 1.19
Pay rank
266th 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 $44,250.
- Taxes$695
- Rent$875
- Other living costs$1,951
- Left over$166
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $44,250
- Federal income tax
- −$3,272
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,385
- State income tax (ID)
- −$1,689
- Take-home pay
- $35,905
- Effective tax rate
- 18.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $875
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $2,826
Left over each month
$3,688 gross, minus $695 in tax and $2,826 in living costs.
$166
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boise, $1,565/mo.
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Other jobs in Pocatello
- 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 Pocatello?
$44,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Pocatello?
$166 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $875, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Boise, about 199 miles away, leaves $1,565 a month, more than Pocatello.