Firefighter vs Accountant Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Firefighter

$59,530

national median wage

$50,012/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Accountant earns $22,150 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 0 states · Accountant leads in 51 states

Accountant

$81,680

national median wage

$66,292/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

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

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