Firefighter · Sheboygan, WI
Firefighter in Sheboygan: $2,244/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Sheboygan at $79,620 a year. About 80 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.60). The 10th percentile is $34,430 and the 90th is $82,660. Pay ranks 32nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($937/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,244 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Rockford is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,032 left over a month), and Sheboygan still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,244
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,620
$34,430 to $82,660
Rent (1 bd)
$937
$1,115 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.60
Pay rank
32nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $79,620.
- Taxes$1,529
- Rent$937
- Other living costs$1,925
- Left over$2,244
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,620
- Federal income tax
- −$9,130
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,091
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,122
- Take-home pay
- $61,276
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $937
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $556
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,862
Left over each month
$6,635 gross, minus $1,529 in tax and $2,862 in living costs.
$2,244
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rockford, $2,032/mo.
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- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- 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 Sheboygan?
$79,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Sheboygan?
$2,244 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $937, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Rockford at $2,032 a month.