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Firefighters salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median firefighters in Grand Junction, CO earns $70,190 a year, 18% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,593 a month.

10th percentile
$43,730
25th percentile
$44,930
Median percentile
$70,190
75th percentile
$70,190
90th percentile
$93,610

Based on 220 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$55,120 take-home a year
Gross pay$70,190
Federal income tax−$6,612
Social Security + Medicare−$5,370
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$3,088
Monthly take-home$4,593
Every two weeks$2,120

Does it go far here?

$73,516Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,130
Registered Nurses$95,990
Accountants and Auditors$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,600

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