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

$96,220

national median wage

$76,521/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Financial Analyst earns $39,440 more nationally

Financial Analyst leads in 51 states · Firefighter leads in 0 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 = Financial Analyst earns more after tax.

State	Financial Analyst	Firefighter	Difference
NYNew York	$94,230	$57,054	+$37,175	A·B
GAGeorgia	$70,592	$36,096	+$34,496	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$69,235	$35,695	+$33,540	A·B
VAVirginia	$75,157	$42,064	+$33,093	A·B
TXTexas	$78,139	$45,111	+$33,028	A·B
TNTennessee	$66,784	$35,469	+$31,315	A·B
DEDelaware	$74,609	$44,215	+$30,394	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$62,782	$33,261	+$29,521	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$87,397	$59,421	+$27,976	A·B
FLFlorida	$71,371	$44,308	+$27,064	A·B
OKOklahoma	$60,070	$33,283	+$26,787	A·B
LALouisiana	$60,777	$34,383	+$26,394	A·B
MSMississippi	$54,059	$28,616	+$25,443	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$61,325	$36,273	+$25,053	A·B
MOMissouri	$65,927	$41,233	+$24,694	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$73,010	$48,325	+$24,685	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$84,329	$59,856	+$24,472	A·B
ARArkansas	$55,152	$30,745	+$24,407	A·B
ALAlabama	$56,436	$32,131	+$24,305	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,702	$33,406	+$24,296	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$82,983	$58,777	+$24,206	A·B
UTUtah	$66,730	$42,750	+$23,980	A·B
WAWashington	$85,033	$61,192	+$23,842	A·B
CTConnecticut	$79,889	$56,251	+$23,638	A·B
COColorado	$74,598	$50,997	+$23,601	A·B
KYKentucky	$59,800	$36,229	+$23,572	A·B
MNMinnesota	$71,768	$48,403	+$23,364	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$70,485	$47,335	+$23,151	A·B
IDIdaho	$60,226	$37,640	+$22,586	A·B
VTVermont	$62,292	$39,868	+$22,424	A·B
NENebraska	$62,983	$40,894	+$22,089	A·B
AZArizona	$68,769	$46,889	+$21,879	A·B
WIWisconsin	$65,457	$44,111	+$21,346	A·B
MEMaine	$60,571	$39,360	+$21,211	A·B
INIndiana	$62,324	$41,193	+$21,131	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,429	$54,357	+$21,072	A·B
MDMaryland	$73,726	$52,727	+$20,999	A·B
IAIowa	$60,852	$39,912	+$20,940	A·B
KSKansas	$60,721	$39,865	+$20,856	A·B
RIRhode Island	$72,826	$52,105	+$20,721	A·B
OHOhio	$66,638	$45,972	+$20,666	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,359	$45,361	+$19,998	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$59,658	$39,911	+$19,747	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$62,379	$43,099	+$19,280	A·B
OROregon	$68,163	$50,261	+$17,902	A·B
MTMontana	$57,583	$40,450	+$17,133	A·B
NVNevada	$68,198	$53,146	+$15,052	A·B
WYWyoming	$60,333	$47,522	+$12,812	A·B
CACalifornia	$80,049	$69,103	+$10,946	A·B
AKAlaska	$67,361	$59,081	+$8,280	A·B
HIHawaii	$62,470	$56,073	+$6,396	A·B