Firefighter · Salinas, CA
Firefighter in Salinas: $989/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Salinas at $81,070 a year. About 760 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.82). The 10th percentile is $51,540 and the 90th is $122,590. Pay ranks 26th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,023/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $989 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 46 miles away, at $3,128 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$989
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,070
$51,540 to $122,590
Rent (1 bd)
$2,023
$2,408 (2 bd)
Employment
760
Location quotient 1.82
Pay rank
26th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $81,070.
- Taxes$1,601
- Rent$2,023
- Other living costs$2,142
- Left over$989
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,070
- Federal income tax
- −$9,449
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,202
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,567
- Take-home pay
- $61,852
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,023
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,165
Left over each month
$6,756 gross, minus $1,601 in tax and $4,165 in living costs.
$989
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $3,128/mo.
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Other jobs in Salinas
- 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 Salinas?
$81,070 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 760 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Salinas?
$989 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,023, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
San Jose, about 46 miles away, leaves $3,128 a month, more than Salinas.