Construction Manager vs Firefighter Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Construction Manager

$106,980

national median wage

$84,090/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Construction Manager earns $47,450 more nationally

Construction Manager 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 = Construction Manager earns more after tax.

State	Construction Manager	Firefighter	Difference
DEDelaware	$95,990	$38,702	+$57,288	A·B
AKAlaska	$103,969	$52,977	+$50,992	A·B
LALouisiana	$79,604	$28,633	+$50,971	A·B
MNMinnesota	$85,025	$34,491	+$50,534	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$88,691	$40,362	+$48,329	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$105,086	$56,827	+$48,258	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$78,851	$31,133	+$47,718	A·B
KYKentucky	$75,544	$30,840	+$44,704	A·B
WIWisconsin	$83,828	$39,197	+$44,631	A·B
KSKansas	$76,835	$35,923	+$40,912	A·B
MSMississippi	$71,425	$30,746	+$40,679	A·B
HIHawaii	$87,464	$47,018	+$40,446	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$75,991	$35,788	+$40,203	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$76,937	$37,508	+$39,428	A·B
TNTennessee	$79,032	$40,186	+$38,847	A·B
MOMissouri	$78,273	$39,785	+$38,488	A·B
GAGeorgia	$75,499	$37,354	+$38,145	A·B
MDMaryland	$93,301	$55,494	+$37,807	A·B
MEMaine	$76,092	$38,314	+$37,777	A·B
VTVermont	$74,823	$38,134	+$36,690	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$84,090	$48,004	+$36,087	A·B
AZArizona	$83,949	$48,242	+$35,707	A·B
UTUtah	$74,658	$39,595	+$35,063	A·B
OKOklahoma	$72,796	$38,580	+$34,216	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$79,187	$45,296	+$33,891	A·B
WYWyoming	$77,105	$43,841	+$33,263	A·B
IDIdaho	$76,607	$43,455	+$33,152	A·B
MIMichigan	$77,567	$44,720	+$32,847	A·B
OROregon	$87,351	$54,560	+$32,791	A·B
FLFlorida	$81,516	$49,072	+$32,443	A·B
ARArkansas	$66,932	$34,549	+$32,382	A·B
VAVirginia	$78,766	$46,486	+$32,280	A·B
ALAlabama	$69,622	$38,229	+$31,393	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$91,303	$60,926	+$30,377	A·B
NYNew York	$96,945	$66,830	+$30,115	A·B
WAWashington	$104,345	$74,600	+$29,745	A·B
IAIowa	$73,529	$45,040	+$28,490	A·B
TXTexas	$78,899	$51,065	+$27,834	A·B
CACalifornia	$91,531	$63,837	+$27,695	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$94,389	$67,105	+$27,285	A·B
CTConnecticut	$86,451	$59,943	+$26,508	A·B
NVNevada	$82,367	$56,049	+$26,318	A·B
INIndiana	$75,990	$49,787	+$26,203	A·B
OHOhio	$74,806	$49,111	+$25,695	A·B
MTMontana	$76,715	$51,364	+$25,352	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$59,570	$34,293	+$25,276	A·B
COColorado	$84,405	$60,030	+$24,375	A·B
NENebraska	$73,210	$49,706	+$23,504	A·B
RIRhode Island	$78,328	$55,721	+$22,607	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$78,794	$56,888	+$21,906	A·B
ILIllinois	$79,980	$60,693	+$19,286	A·B