Firefighter · Wichita, KS
Firefighter in Wichita: $126/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Wichita at $41,900 a year. About 790 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.15). The 10th percentile is $37,260 and the 90th is $49,650. Pay ranks 279th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($857/mo). Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $126 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Oklahoma City, about 153 miles away, at $1,276 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$126
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$41,900
$37,260 to $49,650
Rent (1 bd)
$857
$1,020 (2 bd)
Employment
790
Location quotient 1.15
Pay rank
279th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $41,900.
- Taxes$687
- Rent$857
- Other living costs$1,822
- Left over$126
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $41,900
- Federal income tax
- −$2,990
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,205
- State income tax (KS)
- −$2,049
- Take-home pay
- $33,656
- Effective tax rate
- 19.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $857
- Groceries
- $353
- Getting around
- $543
- Healthcare
- $397
- Utilities and internet
- $221
- Everything else
- $309
- Total spending
- $2,679
Left over each month
$3,492 gross, minus $687 in tax and $2,679 in living costs.
$126
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Oklahoma City, $1,276/mo.
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Other jobs in Wichita
- 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 Wichita?
$41,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 790 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Wichita?
$126 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $857, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Oklahoma City, about 153 miles away, leaves $1,276 a month, more than Wichita.