Firefighter · Salem, OR

Firefighter in Salem: $639/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Salem at $64,900 a year. About 330 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.78). The 10th percentile is $45,040 and the 90th is $95,980. Pay ranks 88th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,270/mo). Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $639 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 233 miles away, at $2,975 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$639

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$64,900

$45,040 to $95,980

Rent (1 bd)

$1,270

$1,512 (2 bd)

Employment

330

Location quotient 0.78

Pay rank

88th 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 $64,900.

Taxes$1,333
Rent$1,270
Other living costs$2,166
Left over$639

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $64,900
Federal income tax: −$5,892
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,965
State income tax (OR): −$5,138
Take-home pay: $48,906
Effective tax rate: 24.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,270
Groceries: $434
Getting around: $593
Healthcare: $488
Utilities and internet: $271
Everything else: $380
Total spending: $3,436

Left over each month

$5,408 gross, minus $1,333 in tax and $3,436 in living costs.

$639

Rank every metro for a firefighter

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $2,975/mo.

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Questions

What does a firefighter make in Salem?

$64,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 firefighter jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Salem?

$639 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oregon taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,270, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?

Walla Walla, about 233 miles away, leaves $2,975 a month, more than Salem.