Firefighter · Wausau, WI
Firefighter in Wausau: $531/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Wausau at $46,820 a year. About 260 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.66). The 10th percentile is $29,650 and the 90th is $77,000. Pay ranks 234th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($748/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $531 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sheboygan, about 128 miles away, at $2,244 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$531
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,820
$29,650 to $77,000
Rent (1 bd)
$748
$890 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 1.66
Pay rank
234th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $46,820.
- Taxes$712
- Rent$748
- Other living costs$1,911
- Left over$531
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,820
- Federal income tax
- −$3,580
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,582
- State income tax (WI)
- −$1,384
- Take-home pay
- $38,275
- Effective tax rate
- 18.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $748
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,659
Left over each month
$3,902 gross, minus $712 in tax and $2,659 in living costs.
$531
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 Wausau
- 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 Wausau?
$46,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Wausau?
$531 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $748, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sheboygan, about 128 miles away, leaves $2,244 a month, more than Wausau.