Firefighter · San Diego, CA
Firefighter take-home pay in San Diego: -$451 left over a month
A local firefighter wage of about $62,500 in San Diego, CA, after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,291. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
-$451
Local pay (annual)
$62,500
$4,187 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$2,291
$2,727 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a firefighter.
- Taxes$1,022
- Rent$2,291
- Other living costs$2,347
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,500
- Federal income tax
- −$5,462
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,781
- State income tax (CA)
- −$2,017
- Take-home pay
- $50,240
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,291
- Groceries
- $468
- Getting around
- $650
- Healthcare
- $527
- Utilities and internet
- $293
- Everything else
- $410
- Total spending
- $4,638
Left over each month
$5,208 gross, minus $1,022 in tax and $4,638 in living costs.
-$451
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Questions
What is firefighter take-home pay in San Diego?
On a local firefighter wage of about $62,500, leftover after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,291 is about -$451 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does San Diego tax a firefighter paycheck?
San Diego is in California, which taxes wage income.
How does San Diego compare for a firefighter?
Open the San Diego paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same firefighter household.