Firefighter · Rochester, MN
Firefighter in Rochester: -$632/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Rochester at $35,200 a year. About 230 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $27,540 and the 90th is $70,380. Pay ranks 327th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$632 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 149 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$632
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$35,200
$27,540 to $70,380
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
327th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $35,200.
- Taxes$498
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,737
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $35,200
- Federal income tax
- −$2,186
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,693
- State income tax (MN)
- −$1,103
- Take-home pay
- $29,218
- Effective tax rate
- 17.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $3,067
Left over each month
$2,933 gross, minus $498 in tax and $3,067 in living costs.
-$632
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,039/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Rochester?
$35,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Rochester?
-$632 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 2.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 149 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than Rochester.