Firefighter · Traverse City, MI
Firefighter in Traverse City: -$162/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Traverse City at $46,990 a year. About 140 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $36,090 and the 90th is $61,350. Pay ranks 229th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$162 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 123 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$162
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,990
$36,090 to $61,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,399
$1,666 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
229th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $46,990.
- Taxes$785
- Rent$1,399
- Other living costs$1,893
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,990
- Federal income tax
- −$3,600
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,595
- State income tax (MI)
- −$1,759
- City / county wage tax
- −$470
- Take-home pay
- $37,566
- Effective tax rate
- 20.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,399
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,292
Left over each month
$3,916 gross, minus $785 in tax and $3,292 in living costs.
-$162
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sheboygan, $2,244/mo.
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Other jobs in Traverse 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 Traverse City?
$46,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Traverse City?
-$162 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 2.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 123 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Traverse City.