Electrician vs Firefighter Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Electrician

$61,590

national median wage

$51,668/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Electrician earns $4,810 more nationally

Electrician leads in 48 states · Firefighter leads in 3 states

Firefighter

$56,780

national median wage

$47,803/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

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

State	Electrician	Firefighter	Difference
LALouisiana	$48,125	$34,383	+$13,743	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,664	$43,099	+$12,565	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$45,431	$33,406	+$12,025	A·B
MOMissouri	$53,231	$41,233	+$11,997	A·B
AKAlaska	$70,625	$59,081	+$11,544	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$47,795	$36,273	+$11,522	A·B
TNTennessee	$46,356	$35,469	+$10,887	A·B
KYKentucky	$47,078	$36,229	+$10,849	A·B
MSMississippi	$39,207	$28,616	+$10,591	A·B
OKOklahoma	$43,784	$33,283	+$10,501	A·B
MNMinnesota	$58,848	$48,403	+$10,445	A·B
MTMontana	$50,873	$40,450	+$10,423	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,995	$30,745	+$10,251	A·B
INIndiana	$51,049	$41,193	+$9,856	A·B
IAIowa	$49,661	$39,912	+$9,749	A·B
WIWisconsin	$53,800	$44,111	+$9,690	A·B
IDIdaho	$46,996	$37,640	+$9,356	A·B
ALAlabama	$41,323	$32,131	+$9,193	A·B
MIMichigan	$54,373	$45,361	+$9,012	A·B
NENebraska	$49,701	$40,894	+$8,807	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,020	$47,335	+$8,685	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,176	$47,522	+$8,654	A·B
GAGeorgia	$44,741	$36,096	+$8,645	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,625	$33,261	+$8,364	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,629	$35,695	+$7,934	A·B
VTVermont	$47,736	$39,868	+$7,868	A·B
OHOhio	$53,816	$45,972	+$7,844	A·B
DEDelaware	$51,946	$44,215	+$7,731	A·B
KSKansas	$47,576	$39,865	+$7,711	A·B
MEMaine	$46,933	$39,360	+$7,573	A·B
CACalifornia	$61,832	$69,103	-$7,271	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,950	$54,357	+$6,592	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$45,985	$39,911	+$6,074	A·B
UTUtah	$48,738	$42,750	+$5,988	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$54,102	$48,325	+$5,777	A·B
NYNew York	$61,730	$57,054	+$4,676	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,696	$42,064	+$4,633	A·B
OROregon	$54,870	$50,261	+$4,609	A·B
HIHawaii	$60,495	$56,073	+$4,422	A·B
RIRhode Island	$56,461	$52,105	+$4,356	A·B
WAWashington	$65,103	$61,192	+$3,911	A·B
NVNevada	$56,724	$53,146	+$3,578	A·B
COColorado	$54,543	$50,997	+$3,545	A·B
TXTexas	$48,566	$45,111	+$3,455	A·B
FLFlorida	$47,007	$44,308	+$2,700	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$61,182	$58,777	+$2,405	A·B
AZArizona	$48,026	$46,889	+$1,137	A·B
CTConnecticut	$55,609	$56,251	-$642	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$59,972	$59,421	+$550	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,356	$52,727	-$370	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$60,125	$59,856	+$269	A·B