Firefighter · Tucson, AZ
Firefighter in Tucson: $393/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Tucson at $47,960 a year. About 830 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $35,510 and the 90th is $72,180. Pay ranks 217th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $393 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Phoenix, about 75 miles away, at $909 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$393
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,960
$35,510 to $72,180
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
830
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
217th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $47,960.
- Taxes$685
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$393
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,960
- Federal income tax
- −$3,717
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,669
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$834
- Take-home pay
- $39,740
- Effective tax rate
- 17.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,919
Left over each month
$3,997 gross, minus $685 in tax and $2,919 in living costs.
$393
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Phoenix, $909/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Tucson?
$47,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 830 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Tucson?
$393 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Phoenix, about 75 miles away, leaves $909 a month, more than Tucson.