Firefighter · Wenatchee, WA
Firefighter in Wenatchee: $2,695/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Wenatchee median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Washington median, $94,520 a year. BLS still counts about 120 firefighter jobs in the metro, without a published wage. Washington has about 7,560 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $47,640 and the 90th is $123,980. On the pay used here, Wenatchee ranks 14th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,386/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,695 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bellingham, about 104 miles away, at $3,050 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,695
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,520
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,386
$1,650 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
14th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
5.7×
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$1,386
- Other living costs$2,159
- Left over$2,695
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
- $1,386
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $602
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,545
Left over each month
$7,877 gross, minus $1,637 in tax and $3,545 in living costs.
$2,695
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 Wenatchee?
$94,520 a year. That figure is the Washington median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Wenatchee?
$2,695 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,386, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Bellingham, about 104 miles away, leaves $3,050 a month, more than Wenatchee.