Firefighter · Riverside, CA
Firefighter in Riverside: $973/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Riverside at $79,160 a year. About 3,390 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $56,410 and the 90th is $108,730. Pay ranks 37th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,940/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $973 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Los Angeles, about 121 miles away, at $1,381 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$973
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,160
$56,410 to $108,730
Rent (1 bd)
$1,940
$2,309 (2 bd)
Employment
3,390
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
37th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $79,160.
- Taxes$1,502
- Rent$1,940
- Other$2,181
- Left$973
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,160
- Federal income tax
- −$8,585
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,056
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,389
- Take-home pay
- $61,130
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,940
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $644
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $4,121
After tax and rent
$973 left/mo
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Los Angeles, $1,381/mo.
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Other jobs in Riverside
- 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 Riverside?
$79,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,390 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Riverside?
$973 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,940, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Los Angeles, about 121 miles away, leaves $1,381 a month, more than Riverside.