Firefighter · Springfield, MO
Firefighter in Springfield: $432/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Springfield at $44,990 a year. About 370 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.75). The 10th percentile is $31,670 and the 90th is $56,490. Pay ranks 260th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($865/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $432 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is St. Louis, about 181 miles away, at $1,475 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$432
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$44,990
$31,670 to $56,490
Rent (1 bd)
$865
$1,030 (2 bd)
Employment
370
Location quotient 0.75
Pay rank
260th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $44,990.
- Taxes$666
- Rent$865
- Other living costs$1,786
- Left over$432
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $44,990
- Federal income tax
- −$3,360
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,442
- State income tax (MO)
- −$1,188
- Take-home pay
- $37,000
- Effective tax rate
- 17.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $865
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $518
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,651
Left over each month
$3,749 gross, minus $666 in tax and $2,651 in living costs.
$432
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: St. Louis, $1,475/mo.
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Other jobs in Springfield
- 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 Springfield?
$44,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 370 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Springfield?
$432 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $865, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
St. Louis, about 181 miles away, leaves $1,475 a month, more than Springfield.