Firefighter · Yuba City, CA
Firefighter in Yuba City: $1,716/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Yuba City at $80,360 a year. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $38,050 and the 90th is $95,810. Pay ranks 28th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,165/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,716 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Jose, about 156 miles away, at $3,128 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,716
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,360
$38,050 to $95,810
Rent (1 bd)
$1,165
$1,387 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
28th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $80,360.
- Taxes$1,578
- Rent$1,165
- Other living costs$2,237
- Left over$1,716
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,360
- Federal income tax
- −$9,293
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,148
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,501
- Take-home pay
- $61,419
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,165
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $666
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,402
Left over each month
$6,697 gross, minus $1,578 in tax and $3,402 in living costs.
$1,716
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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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Yuba City?
$80,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Yuba City?
$1,716 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,165, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
San Jose, about 156 miles away, leaves $3,128 a month, more than Yuba City.