Firefighter · Pueblo, CO
Firefighter in Pueblo: $1,129/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Pueblo at $61,560 a year. About 170 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $45,390 and the 90th is $68,990. Pay ranks 113th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,129 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Collins, about 181 miles away, at $2,902 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,129
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$61,560
$45,390 to $68,990
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,165 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 1.22
Pay rank
113th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $61,560.
- Taxes$1,010
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$1,129
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $61,560
- Federal income tax
- −$5,349
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,709
- State income tax (CO)
- −$2,066
- Take-home pay
- $49,436
- Effective tax rate
- 19.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$5,130 gross, minus $1,010 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$1,129
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Collins, $2,902/mo.
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- 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 Pueblo?
$61,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Pueblo?
$1,129 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Fort Collins, about 181 miles away, leaves $2,902 a month, more than Pueblo.