Firefighter vs Data Scientist 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)

Data Scientist earns $53,060 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 0 states · Data Scientist leads in 51 states

Data Scientist

$112,590

national median wage

$88,037/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	Data Scientist	Difference
NCNorth Carolina	$31,133	$85,905	-$54,772	A·B
MNMinnesota	$34,491	$85,241	-$50,750	A·B
VTVermont	$38,134	$88,217	-$50,083	A·B
UTUtah	$39,595	$85,536	-$45,941	A·B
WAWashington	$74,600	$119,778	-$45,178	A·B
KSKansas	$35,923	$81,084	-$45,161	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,486	$91,000	-$44,514	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,549	$78,334	-$43,785	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,702	$81,844	-$43,143	A·B
TNTennessee	$40,186	$82,486	-$42,301	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,018	$88,053	-$41,035	A·B
KYKentucky	$30,840	$71,446	-$40,606	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,229	$77,980	-$39,752	A·B
GAGeorgia	$37,354	$76,327	-$38,973	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,827	$95,266	-$38,439	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,293	$72,420	-$38,127	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,455	$80,809	-$37,354	A·B
WIWisconsin	$39,197	$75,274	-$36,077	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,926	$96,301	-$35,375	A·B
MDMaryland	$55,494	$90,665	-$35,171	A·B
FLFlorida	$49,072	$83,274	-$34,202	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,362	$73,552	-$33,190	A·B
AZArizona	$48,242	$81,208	-$32,966	A·B
TXTexas	$51,065	$83,781	-$32,716	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,841	$76,253	-$32,412	A·B
CACalifornia	$63,837	$96,137	-$32,301	A·B
MEMaine	$38,314	$69,955	-$31,641	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$37,508	$68,327	-$30,818	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$45,296	$75,911	-$30,615	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,004	$78,455	-$30,452	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,720	$74,830	-$30,111	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$35,788	$65,820	-$30,032	A·B
RIRhode Island	$55,721	$85,472	-$29,751	A·B
IAIowa	$45,040	$74,647	-$29,608	A·B
LALouisiana	$28,633	$56,718	-$28,085	A·B
MTMontana	$51,364	$79,329	-$27,965	A·B
OHOhio	$49,111	$76,280	-$27,168	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$67,105	$94,259	-$27,154	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,785	$65,944	-$26,159	A·B
MSMississippi	$30,746	$55,229	-$24,483	A·B
NYNew York	$66,830	$90,619	-$23,789	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,580	$62,306	-$23,726	A·B
NENebraska	$49,706	$73,019	-$23,313	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,693	$83,197	-$22,504	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,943	$80,839	-$20,897	A·B
OROregon	$54,560	$74,784	-$20,223	A·B
COColorado	$60,030	$79,775	-$19,745	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,888	$76,325	-$19,437	A·B
NVNevada	$56,049	$74,474	-$18,425	A·B
INIndiana	$49,787	$65,509	-$15,722	A·B
AKAlaska	$52,977	$63,281	-$10,304	A·B