Firefighter · Seattle, WA
Firefighter in Seattle: $2,773/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Seattle at $101,090 a year. About 3,760 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.81). The 10th percentile is $73,360 and the 90th is $124,000. Pay ranks 5th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,758/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,773 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bellingham, about 95 miles away, at $3,086 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,773
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$101,090
$73,360 to $124,000
Rent (1 bd)
$1,758
$2,093 (2 bd)
Employment
3,760
Location quotient 0.81
Pay rank
5th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $101,090.
- Taxes$1,762
- Rent$1,758
- Other$2,131
- Left$2,773
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $101,090
- Federal income tax
- −$13,410
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,733
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $79,947
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,758
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,889
After tax and rent
$2,773 left/mo
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bellingham, $3,086/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Seattle?
$101,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,760 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Seattle?
$2,773 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,758, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Bellingham, about 95 miles away, leaves $3,086 a month, more than Seattle.