Firefighter · Yuma, AZ
Firefighter in Yuma: $749/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Yuma at $54,220 a year. About 350 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.29). The 10th percentile is $35,570 and the 90th is $81,340. Pay ranks 172nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($951/mo). Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $749 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Riverside, about 177 miles away, at $936 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$749
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,220
$35,570 to $81,340
Rent (1 bd)
$951
$1,132 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 2.29
Pay rank
172nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $54,220.
- Taxes$801
- Rent$951
- Other living costs$2,018
- Left over$749
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,220
- Federal income tax
- −$4,468
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,148
- State income tax (AZ)
- −$991
- Take-home pay
- $44,614
- Effective tax rate
- 17.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $951
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,969
Left over each month
$4,518 gross, minus $801 in tax and $2,969 in living costs.
$749
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Riverside, $936/mo.
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Other jobs in Yuma
- 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 Yuma?
$54,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Yuma?
$749 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arizona charges a 2.50% flat income tax Rent is $951, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Riverside, about 177 miles away, leaves $936 a month, more than Yuma.