Firefighter · St. Joseph, MO
Firefighter in St. Joseph: $88/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in St. Joseph at $38,220 a year. About 130 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $35,190 and the 90th is $47,680. Pay ranks 299th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($754/mo). Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $88 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 162 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$88
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$38,220
$35,190 to $47,680
Rent (1 bd)
$754
$898 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
299th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $38,220.
- Taxes$528
- Rent$754
- Other living costs$1,815
- Left over$88
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $38,220
- Federal income tax
- −$2,548
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,924
- State income tax (MO)
- −$870
- Take-home pay
- $31,879
- Effective tax rate
- 16.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $754
- Groceries
- $350
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $394
- Utilities and internet
- $219
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,569
Left over each month
$3,185 gross, minus $528 in tax and $2,569 in living costs.
$88
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 St. Joseph
- 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 St. Joseph?
$38,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in St. Joseph?
$88 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Missouri taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $754, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 162 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than St. Joseph.