Firefighter · Racine, WI
Firefighter in Racine: $1,145/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Racine at $63,590 a year. About 260 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.50). The 10th percentile is $34,430 and the 90th is $79,380. Pay ranks 94th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,162/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,145 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 66 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,145
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$63,590
$34,430 to $79,380
Rent (1 bd)
$1,162
$1,383 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 1.50
Pay rank
94th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $63,590.
- Taxes$1,062
- Rent$1,162
- Other living costs$1,930
- Left over$1,145
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $63,590
- Federal income tax
- −$5,604
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,865
- State income tax (WI)
- −$2,273
- Take-home pay
- $50,849
- Effective tax rate
- 20.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,162
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,092
Left over each month
$5,299 gross, minus $1,062 in tax and $3,092 in living costs.
$1,145
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $2,244/mo.
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Other jobs in Racine
- 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 Racine?
$63,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Racine?
$1,145 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,162, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 66 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Racine.