Firefighter · Sioux City, IA
Firefighter in Sioux City: $1,147/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Sioux City at $60,030 a year. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $40,580 and the 90th is $60,030. Pay ranks 130th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,147 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 138 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,147
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,030
$40,580 to $60,030
Rent (1 bd)
$1,089
$1,296 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
130th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $60,030.
- Taxes$957
- Rent$1,089
- Other living costs$1,810
- Left over$1,147
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,030
- Federal income tax
- −$5,165
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,592
- State income tax (IA)
- −$1,726
- Take-home pay
- $48,546
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,089
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,899
Left over each month
$5,003 gross, minus $957 in tax and $2,899 in living costs.
$1,147
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,039/mo.
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Other jobs in Sioux City
- 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 Sioux City?
$60,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Sioux City?
$1,147 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 138 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than Sioux City.