Firefighter · St. Cloud, MN
Firefighter in St. Cloud: -$413/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in St. Cloud at $33,820 a year. About 210 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $23,150 and the 90th is $56,300. Pay ranks 335th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$413 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 249 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$413
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$33,820
$23,150 to $56,300
Rent (1 bd)
$986
$1,174 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
335th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $33,820.
- Taxes$470
- Rent$986
- Other living costs$1,776
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $33,820
- Federal income tax
- −$2,020
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,587
- State income tax (MN)
- −$1,030
- Take-home pay
- $28,183
- Effective tax rate
- 16.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $986
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,762
Left over each month
$2,818 gross, minus $470 in tax and $2,762 in living costs.
-$413
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $3,039/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 St. Cloud?
$33,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in St. Cloud?
-$413 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 249 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than St. Cloud.