Financial Analyst vs Firefighter Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Financial Analyst

$101,350

national median wage

$80,130/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Financial Analyst earns $41,820 more nationally

Financial Analyst 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 = Financial Analyst earns more after tax.

State	Financial Analyst	Firefighter	Difference
WYWyoming	$159,194	$43,841	+$115,352	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$77,172	$31,133	+$46,039	A·B
MNMinnesota	$75,683	$34,491	+$41,192	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$80,130	$40,362	+$39,767	A·B
DEDelaware	$73,289	$38,702	+$34,587	A·B
VTVermont	$72,656	$38,134	+$34,522	A·B
GAGeorgia	$71,472	$37,354	+$34,118	A·B
ALAlabama	$70,955	$38,229	+$32,727	A·B
VAVirginia	$76,847	$46,486	+$30,362	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$67,806	$37,508	+$30,297	A·B
MEMaine	$68,369	$38,314	+$30,054	A·B
MSMississippi	$60,597	$30,746	+$29,850	A·B
TNTennessee	$69,739	$40,186	+$29,553	A·B
UTUtah	$68,981	$39,595	+$29,387	A·B
KYKentucky	$59,259	$30,840	+$28,419	A·B
WIWisconsin	$67,604	$39,197	+$28,407	A·B
MOMissouri	$67,802	$39,785	+$28,017	A·B
KSKansas	$62,786	$35,923	+$26,863	A·B
ARArkansas	$61,403	$34,549	+$26,854	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$61,958	$35,788	+$26,170	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$72,954	$48,004	+$24,950	A·B
NYNew York	$91,355	$66,830	+$24,526	A·B
MIMichigan	$68,835	$44,720	+$24,116	A·B
IDIdaho	$67,402	$43,455	+$23,947	A·B
OHOhio	$72,947	$49,111	+$23,836	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,194	$38,580	+$23,614	A·B
IAIowa	$68,631	$45,040	+$23,592	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,211	$34,293	+$22,917	A·B
TXTexas	$73,812	$51,065	+$22,747	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$79,373	$56,827	+$22,546	A·B
AKAlaska	$75,297	$52,977	+$22,319	A·B
OROregon	$75,757	$54,560	+$21,197	A·B
LALouisiana	$49,649	$28,633	+$21,016	A·B
MTMontana	$72,296	$51,364	+$20,933	A·B
AZArizona	$69,069	$48,242	+$20,828	A·B
MDMaryland	$74,065	$55,494	+$18,571	A·B
FLFlorida	$67,614	$49,072	+$18,542	A·B
CTConnecticut	$78,452	$59,943	+$18,509	A·B
HIHawaii	$64,388	$47,018	+$17,370	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$77,879	$60,926	+$16,953	A·B
CACalifornia	$80,747	$63,837	+$16,911	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$61,389	$45,296	+$16,093	A·B
COColorado	$74,961	$60,030	+$14,931	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,290	$60,693	+$14,597	A·B
NENebraska	$63,958	$49,706	+$14,253	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$81,001	$67,105	+$13,896	A·B
INIndiana	$63,063	$49,787	+$13,275	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$67,606	$56,888	+$10,718	A·B
RIRhode Island	$65,924	$55,721	+$10,203	A·B
NVNevada	$65,856	$56,049	+$9,807	A·B
WAWashington	$80,847	$74,600	+$6,247	A·B