Firefighter · Santa Rosa, CA
Firefighter in Santa Rosa: $1,232/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Santa Rosa at $87,400 a year. About 310 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $41,380 and the 90th is $120,820. Pay ranks 15th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($2,100/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,232 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 140 miles away, at $3,128 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,232
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$87,400
$41,380 to $120,820
Rent (1 bd)
$2,100
$2,500 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
15th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $87,400.
- Taxes$1,807
- Rent$2,100
- Other living costs$2,144
- Left over$1,232
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $87,400
- Federal income tax
- −$10,842
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,686
- State income tax (CA)
- −$4,155
- Take-home pay
- $65,717
- Effective tax rate
- 24.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $2,100
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,244
Left over each month
$7,283 gross, minus $1,807 in tax and $4,244 in living costs.
$1,232
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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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Santa Rosa?
$87,400 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Santa Rosa?
$1,232 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $2,100, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
San Jose, about 140 miles away, leaves $3,128 a month, more than Santa Rosa.