Firefighter · Provo, UT
Firefighter in Provo: -$676/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Provo at $37,110 a year. About 460 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $22,880 and the 90th is $65,830. Pay ranks 307th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,303/mo). Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$676 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Grand Junction, about 217 miles away, at $1,427 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$676
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$37,110
$22,880 to $65,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,303
$1,551 (2 bd)
Employment
460
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
307th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $37,110.
- Taxes$579
- Rent$1,303
- Other living costs$1,887
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $37,110
- Federal income tax
- −$2,415
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,839
- State income tax (UT)
- −$1,689
- Take-home pay
- $30,168
- Effective tax rate
- 18.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,303
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $482
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,190
Left over each month
$3,093 gross, minus $579 in tax and $3,190 in living costs.
-$676
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Grand Junction, $1,427/mo.
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Other jobs in Provo
- 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 Provo?
$37,110 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 Provo?
-$676 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Utah charges a 4.55% flat income tax Rent is $1,303, and pay covers 2.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Grand Junction, about 217 miles away, leaves $1,427 a month, more than Provo.