Firefighter · Vallejo, CA
Firefighter in Vallejo: $1,833/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Vallejo at $95,950 a year. About 330 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.04). The 10th percentile is $46,160 and the 90th is $134,370. Pay ranks 8th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,890/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,833 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 99 miles away, at $3,128 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,833
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$95,950
$46,160 to $134,370
Rent (1 bd)
$1,890
$2,250 (2 bd)
Employment
330
Location quotient 1.04
Pay rank
8th 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 $95,950.
- Taxes$2,084
- Rent$1,890
- Other living costs$2,188
- Left over$1,833
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $95,950
- Federal income tax
- −$12,723
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,340
- State income tax (CA)
- −$4,950
- Take-home pay
- $70,936
- Effective tax rate
- 26.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,890
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $618
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $4,078
Left over each month
$7,996 gross, minus $2,084 in tax and $4,078 in living costs.
$1,833
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Jose, $3,128/mo.
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Other jobs in Vallejo
- 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 Vallejo?
$95,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 330 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Vallejo?
$1,833 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,890, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
San Jose, about 99 miles away, leaves $3,128 a month, more than Vallejo.