Firefighter · San Jose, CA
Firefighter take-home pay in San Jose: -$590 left over a month
A local firefighter wage of about $77,500 in San Jose, CA, after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,990. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
-$590
Local pay (annual)
$77,500
$4,973 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$2,990
$3,559 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a firefighter.
- Taxes$1,486
- Rent$2,990
- Other living costs$2,573
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,500
- Federal income tax
- −$8,664
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,929
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,235
- Take-home pay
- $59,673
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,990
- Groceries
- $504
- Getting around
- $746
- Healthcare
- $567
- Utilities and internet
- $315
- Everything else
- $441
- Total spending
- $5,563
Left over each month
$6,458 gross, minus $1,486 in tax and $5,563 in living costs.
-$590
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Questions
What is firefighter take-home pay in San Jose?
On a local firefighter wage of about $77,500, leftover after California tax and a one-bedroom rent of $2,990 is about -$590 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does San Jose tax a firefighter paycheck?
San Jose is in California, which taxes wage income.
How does San Jose compare for a firefighter?
Open the San Jose paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same firefighter household.