Firefighter · Twin Falls, ID
Firefighter in Twin Falls: -$616/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Twin Falls at $36,940 a year. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.01). The 10th percentile is $25,480 and the 90th is $57,740. Pay ranks 309th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,148/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$616 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boise, about 89 miles away, at $1,565 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$616
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$36,940
$25,480 to $57,740
Rent (1 bd)
$1,148
$1,367 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 1.01
Pay rank
309th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $36,940.
- Taxes$541
- Rent$1,148
- Other living costs$2,005
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $36,940
- Federal income tax
- −$2,394
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,826
- State income tax (ID)
- −$1,272
- Take-home pay
- $30,448
- Effective tax rate
- 17.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,148
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,153
Left over each month
$3,078 gross, minus $541 in tax and $3,153 in living costs.
-$616
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boise, $1,565/mo.
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Other jobs in Twin Falls
- 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 Twin Falls?
$36,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Twin Falls?
-$616 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,148, and pay covers 2.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Boise, about 89 miles away, leaves $1,565 a month, more than Twin Falls.