Firefighter · Saginaw, MI
Firefighter in Saginaw: $181/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Saginaw at $44,550 a year. About 80 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.44). The 10th percentile is $34,870 and the 90th is $71,770. Pay ranks 263rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($856/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $181 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Erie, about 218 miles away, at $2,291 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$181
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$44,550
$34,870 to $71,770
Rent (1 bd)
$856
$1,019 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.44
Pay rank
263rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $44,550.
- Taxes$735
- Rent$856
- Other living costs$1,941
- Left over$181
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $44,550
- Federal income tax
- −$3,308
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,408
- State income tax (MI)
- −$1,655
- City / county wage tax
- −$446
- Take-home pay
- $35,734
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $856
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $573
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,797
Left over each month
$3,713 gross, minus $735 in tax and $2,797 in living costs.
$181
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Erie, $2,291/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Saginaw?
$44,550 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Saginaw?
$181 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $856, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Erie, about 218 miles away, leaves $2,291 a month, more than Saginaw.