Firefighter · Sacramento, CA
Firefighter in Sacramento: $2,053/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Sacramento at $94,080 a year. About 2,590 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.08). The 10th percentile is $54,120 and the 90th is $151,020. Pay ranks 10th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,663/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,053 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 132 miles away, at $3,170 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,053
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,080
$54,120 to $151,020
Rent (1 bd)
$1,663
$1,980 (2 bd)
Employment
2,590
Location quotient 1.08
Pay rank
10th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $94,080.
- Taxes$1,987
- Rent$1,663
- Other$2,137
- Left$2,053
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,080
- Federal income tax
- −$11,868
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,197
- State income tax (CA)
- −$4,777
- Take-home pay
- $70,239
- Effective tax rate
- 25.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,663
- Groceries
- $424
- Getting around
- $600
- Healthcare
- $477
- Utilities and internet
- $265
- Everything else
- $371
- Total spending
- $3,800
After tax and rent
$2,053 left/mo
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $3,170/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Sacramento?
$94,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,590 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Sacramento?
$2,053 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,663, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
San Jose, about 132 miles away, leaves $3,170 a month, more than Sacramento.