Firefighter vs Civil Engineer 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)

Civil Engineer earns $40,060 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 0 states · Civil Engineer leads in 51 states

Civil Engineer

$99,590

national median wage

$78,892/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	Civil Engineer	Difference
LALouisiana	$28,633	$78,149	-$49,516	A·B
MSMississippi	$30,746	$78,126	-$47,380	A·B
KYKentucky	$30,840	$75,931	-$45,092	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$35,788	$78,622	-$42,834	A·B
MNMinnesota	$34,491	$74,819	-$40,327	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$31,133	$71,445	-$40,312	A·B
TNTennessee	$40,186	$77,583	-$37,398	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$37,508	$74,131	-$36,623	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,580	$74,923	-$36,343	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,362	$75,740	-$35,378	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,702	$73,704	-$35,002	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,229	$73,203	-$34,975	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,293	$67,466	-$33,173	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,841	$76,225	-$32,384	A·B
MEMaine	$38,314	$70,290	-$31,976	A·B
AKAlaska	$52,977	$84,273	-$31,296	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,785	$70,835	-$31,050	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$45,296	$75,863	-$30,567	A·B
WIWisconsin	$39,197	$69,256	-$30,060	A·B
KSKansas	$35,923	$65,837	-$29,914	A·B
UTUtah	$39,595	$69,455	-$29,861	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,549	$63,456	-$28,907	A·B
FLFlorida	$49,072	$77,639	-$28,567	A·B
RIRhode Island	$55,721	$84,068	-$28,347	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,455	$71,474	-$28,019	A·B
VTVermont	$38,134	$65,937	-$27,803	A·B
IAIowa	$45,040	$72,332	-$27,292	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,004	$73,566	-$25,562	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,486	$71,796	-$25,310	A·B
NENebraska	$49,706	$74,920	-$25,215	A·B
GAGeorgia	$37,354	$62,252	-$24,898	A·B
TXTexas	$51,065	$75,698	-$24,633	A·B
AZArizona	$48,242	$72,672	-$24,431	A·B
OHOhio	$49,111	$72,805	-$23,694	A·B
INIndiana	$49,787	$72,890	-$23,102	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,018	$69,954	-$22,936	A·B
NVNevada	$56,049	$78,258	-$22,209	A·B
CACalifornia	$63,837	$85,235	-$21,398	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,720	$65,629	-$20,910	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,827	$77,308	-$20,481	A·B
MDMaryland	$55,494	$75,004	-$19,509	A·B
OROregon	$54,560	$72,917	-$18,357	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,943	$75,588	-$15,646	A·B
COColorado	$60,030	$75,218	-$15,188	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,888	$71,037	-$14,149	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,926	$74,991	-$14,065	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,693	$72,831	-$12,138	A·B
MTMontana	$51,364	$62,203	-$10,839	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$67,105	$77,361	-$10,256	A·B
NYNew York	$66,830	$75,893	-$9,063	A·B
WAWashington	$74,600	$82,761	-$8,161	A·B