Firefighter · San Francisco, CA
Firefighter take-home pay in San Francisco: -$101 left over a month
A local firefighter wage of about $76,500 in San Francisco, CA, after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,609. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
-$101
Local pay (annual)
$76,500
$4,922 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$2,609
$3,106 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a firefighter.
- Taxes$1,453
- Rent$2,609
- Other living costs$2,414
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,500
- Federal income tax
- −$8,444
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,852
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,142
- Take-home pay
- $59,062
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,609
- Groceries
- $512
- Getting around
- $558
- Healthcare
- $576
- Utilities and internet
- $320
- Everything else
- $448
- Total spending
- $5,023
Left over each month
$6,375 gross, minus $1,453 in tax and $5,023 in living costs.
-$101
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Questions
What is firefighter take-home pay in San Francisco?
On a local firefighter wage of about $76,500, leftover after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,609 is about -$101 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does San Francisco tax a firefighter paycheck?
San Francisco is in California, which taxes wage income.
How does San Francisco compare for a firefighter?
Open the San Francisco paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same firefighter household.