Firefighter · Prescott Valley, AZ

Firefighter in Prescott Valley: $37/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Prescott Valley at $49,240 a year. About 460 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.86). The 10th percentile is $36,050 and the 90th is $88,200. Pay ranks 201st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,406/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $37 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Riverside, about 202 miles away, at $936 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$37

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$49,240

$36,050 to $88,200

Rent (1 bd)

$1,406

$1,674 (2 bd)

Employment

460

Location quotient 2.86

Pay rank

201st of 346

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

2.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $49,240.

Taxes$709
Rent$1,406
Other living costs$1,952
Left over$37

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $49,240
Federal income tax: −$3,870
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,767
State income tax (AZ): −$866
Take-home pay: $40,737
Effective tax rate: 17.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,406
Groceries: $390
Getting around: $537
Healthcare: $439
Utilities and internet: $244
Everything else: $342
Total spending: $3,358

Left over each month

$4,103 gross, minus $709 in tax and $3,358 in living costs.

$37

Rank every metro for a firefighter

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Riverside, $936/mo.

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Questions

What does a firefighter make in Prescott Valley?

$49,240 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 460 firefighter jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Prescott Valley?

$37 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,406, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?

Riverside, about 202 miles away, leaves $936 a month, more than Prescott Valley.