Firefighters Salary in Reno, NV

Firefighters pay range in Reno

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,520 a year or less, while the top 10% make $121,090 or more. The middle half of firefighters in Reno earn between $61,460 and $101,450.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Firefighters salary after taxes in Reno

On the average salary of $85,230, a single filer in Reno takes home about $68,789 a year, or $5,732 a month and $2,646 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

Is Reno a good place for firefighters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Reno area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.0), so the average $85,230 buys what about $84,374 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Reno ($49,660). A typical home costs $570,546, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Firefighters salary in other Nevada cities

Reno ranks 1st of 3 Nevada metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for firefighters

Bakersfield, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($199,490).

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Related jobs in Reno

• Fire Inspectors and Investigators$91,030 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$135,930 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$115,840 a year
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators$114,420 a year
• Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$91,420 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$73,850 a year
• Protective Service Workers, All Other$67,230 a year
• Transportation Security Screeners$62,750 a year

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