Firefighter · Walla Walla, WA
Firefighter in Walla Walla: $2,975/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Walla Walla median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Washington median, $94,520 a year. Washington has about 7,560 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $47,640 and the 90th is $123,980. On the pay used here, Walla Walla ranks 14th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 6.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,150/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,975 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bellingham, about 238 miles away, at $3,050 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,975
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,520
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,150
$1,369 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
14th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
6.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $94,520.
- Taxes$1,637
- Rent$1,150
- Other living costs$2,115
- Left over$2,975
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,520
- Federal income tax
- −$12,408
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,231
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $74,881
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,150
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $558
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,265
Left over each month
$7,877 gross, minus $1,637 in tax and $3,265 in living costs.
$2,975
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bellingham, $3,050/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Walla Walla?
$94,520 a year. That figure is the Washington median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Walla Walla?
$2,975 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,150, and pay covers 6.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Bellingham, about 238 miles away, leaves $3,050 a month, more than Walla Walla.