Firefighter vs Construction Manager 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)

Construction Manager earns $47,450 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 0 states · Construction Manager leads in 51 states

Construction Manager

$106,980

national median wage

$84,090/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	Construction Manager	Difference
DEDelaware	$38,702	$95,990	-$57,288	A·B
AKAlaska	$52,977	$103,969	-$50,992	A·B
LALouisiana	$28,633	$79,604	-$50,971	A·B
MNMinnesota	$34,491	$85,025	-$50,534	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,362	$88,691	-$48,329	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,827	$105,086	-$48,258	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$31,133	$78,851	-$47,718	A·B
KYKentucky	$30,840	$75,544	-$44,704	A·B
WIWisconsin	$39,197	$83,828	-$44,631	A·B
KSKansas	$35,923	$76,835	-$40,912	A·B
MSMississippi	$30,746	$71,425	-$40,679	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,018	$87,464	-$40,446	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$35,788	$75,991	-$40,203	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$37,508	$76,937	-$39,428	A·B
TNTennessee	$40,186	$79,032	-$38,847	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,785	$78,273	-$38,488	A·B
GAGeorgia	$37,354	$75,499	-$38,145	A·B
MDMaryland	$55,494	$93,301	-$37,807	A·B
MEMaine	$38,314	$76,092	-$37,777	A·B
VTVermont	$38,134	$74,823	-$36,690	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,004	$84,090	-$36,087	A·B
AZArizona	$48,242	$83,949	-$35,707	A·B
UTUtah	$39,595	$74,658	-$35,063	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,580	$72,796	-$34,216	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$45,296	$79,187	-$33,891	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,841	$77,105	-$33,263	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,455	$76,607	-$33,152	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,720	$77,567	-$32,847	A·B
OROregon	$54,560	$87,351	-$32,791	A·B
FLFlorida	$49,072	$81,516	-$32,443	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,549	$66,932	-$32,382	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,486	$78,766	-$32,280	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,229	$69,622	-$31,393	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,926	$91,303	-$30,377	A·B
NYNew York	$66,830	$96,945	-$30,115	A·B
WAWashington	$74,600	$104,345	-$29,745	A·B
IAIowa	$45,040	$73,529	-$28,490	A·B
TXTexas	$51,065	$78,899	-$27,834	A·B
CACalifornia	$63,837	$91,531	-$27,695	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$67,105	$94,389	-$27,285	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,943	$86,451	-$26,508	A·B
NVNevada	$56,049	$82,367	-$26,318	A·B
INIndiana	$49,787	$75,990	-$26,203	A·B
OHOhio	$49,111	$74,806	-$25,695	A·B
MTMontana	$51,364	$76,715	-$25,352	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,293	$59,570	-$25,276	A·B
COColorado	$60,030	$84,405	-$24,375	A·B
NENebraska	$49,706	$73,210	-$23,504	A·B
RIRhode Island	$55,721	$78,328	-$22,607	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,888	$78,794	-$21,906	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,693	$79,980	-$19,286	A·B