Firefighter · Topeka, KS
Firefighter in Topeka: $956/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Topeka at $57,570 a year. About 220 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.86). The 10th percentile is $33,510 and the 90th is $75,930. Pay ranks 153rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,022/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $956 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 235 miles away, at $3,039 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$956
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$57,570
$33,510 to $75,930
Rent (1 bd)
$1,022
$1,217 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 0.86
Pay rank
153rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $57,570.
- Taxes$1,016
- Rent$1,022
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$956
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $57,570
- Federal income tax
- −$4,870
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,404
- State income tax (KS)
- −$2,924
- Take-home pay
- $45,372
- Effective tax rate
- 21.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,022
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,825
Left over each month
$4,798 gross, minus $1,016 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.
$956
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 Topeka?
$57,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Topeka?
$956 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,022, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Ames, about 235 miles away, leaves $3,039 a month, more than Topeka.