Accountant vs Firefighter Salary After Tax (2026)

Side-by-side take-home pay comparison across all 50 states. Single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax rates.

Accountant

$81,680

national median wage

$66,292/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Accountant earns $22,150 more nationally

Accountant leads in 51 states · Firefighter leads in 0 states

Firefighter

$59,530

national median wage

$50,012/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Accountant earns more after tax.

State	Accountant	Firefighter	Difference
NCNorth Carolina	$62,752	$31,133	+$31,619	A·B
LALouisiana	$56,051	$28,633	+$27,418	A·B
MNMinnesota	$61,892	$34,491	+$27,401	A·B
KYKentucky	$57,227	$30,840	+$26,387	A·B
DEDelaware	$63,975	$38,702	+$25,273	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$60,822	$35,788	+$25,034	A·B
GAGeorgia	$61,646	$37,354	+$24,292	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$58,501	$34,293	+$24,208	A·B
KSKansas	$59,114	$35,923	+$23,191	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$63,218	$40,362	+$22,855	A·B
VTVermont	$60,371	$38,134	+$22,237	A·B
WIWisconsin	$61,047	$39,197	+$21,850	A·B
TNTennessee	$61,944	$40,186	+$21,759	A·B
OKOklahoma	$59,961	$38,580	+$21,382	A·B
MEMaine	$59,416	$38,314	+$21,102	A·B
MSMississippi	$51,506	$30,746	+$20,760	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$57,078	$37,508	+$19,570	A·B
WYWyoming	$63,281	$43,841	+$19,439	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$67,101	$48,004	+$19,097	A·B
UTUtah	$58,327	$39,595	+$18,732	A·B
MOMissouri	$57,830	$39,785	+$18,045	A·B
VAVirginia	$64,031	$46,486	+$17,545	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,539	$38,229	+$17,311	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,429	$34,549	+$16,880	A·B
MIMichigan	$60,454	$44,720	+$15,734	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$72,165	$56,827	+$15,338	A·B
FLFlorida	$64,034	$49,072	+$14,961	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$75,523	$60,926	+$14,597	A·B
AZArizona	$62,576	$48,242	+$14,335	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$59,460	$45,296	+$14,165	A·B
TXTexas	$65,110	$51,065	+$14,045	A·B
IAIowa	$58,882	$45,040	+$13,842	A·B
RIRhode Island	$69,414	$55,721	+$13,693	A·B
AKAlaska	$66,482	$52,977	+$13,505	A·B
OHOhio	$62,097	$49,111	+$12,986	A·B
INIndiana	$61,034	$49,787	+$11,247	A·B
MDMaryland	$64,881	$55,494	+$9,387	A·B
COColorado	$68,913	$60,030	+$8,883	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$75,857	$67,105	+$8,752	A·B
NYNew York	$75,467	$66,830	+$8,638	A·B
IDIdaho	$51,696	$43,455	+$8,240	A·B
CACalifornia	$71,749	$63,837	+$7,912	A·B
NVNevada	$63,858	$56,049	+$7,809	A·B
CTConnecticut	$67,705	$59,943	+$7,763	A·B
MTMontana	$58,328	$51,364	+$6,964	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,917	$47,018	+$5,899	A·B
NENebraska	$55,588	$49,706	+$5,883	A·B
OROregon	$59,402	$54,560	+$4,842	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$60,858	$56,888	+$3,970	A·B
WAWashington	$76,493	$74,600	+$1,892	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,837	$60,693	+$144	A·B