Firefighter vs Electrician Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Firefighter

$56,780

national median wage

$47,803/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Electrician earns $4,810 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 3 states · Electrician leads in 48 states

Electrician

$61,590

national median wage

$51,668/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	Electrician	Difference
LALouisiana	$34,383	$48,125	-$13,743	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$43,099	$55,664	-$12,565	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$33,406	$45,431	-$12,025	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,233	$53,231	-$11,997	A·B
AKAlaska	$59,081	$70,625	-$11,544	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$36,273	$47,795	-$11,522	A·B
TNTennessee	$35,469	$46,356	-$10,887	A·B
KYKentucky	$36,229	$47,078	-$10,849	A·B
MSMississippi	$28,616	$39,207	-$10,591	A·B
OKOklahoma	$33,283	$43,784	-$10,501	A·B
MNMinnesota	$48,403	$58,848	-$10,445	A·B
MTMontana	$40,450	$50,873	-$10,423	A·B
ARArkansas	$30,745	$40,995	-$10,251	A·B
INIndiana	$41,193	$51,049	-$9,856	A·B
IAIowa	$39,912	$49,661	-$9,749	A·B
WIWisconsin	$44,111	$53,800	-$9,690	A·B
IDIdaho	$37,640	$46,996	-$9,356	A·B
ALAlabama	$32,131	$41,323	-$9,193	A·B
MIMichigan	$45,361	$54,373	-$9,012	A·B
NENebraska	$40,894	$49,701	-$8,807	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$47,335	$56,020	-$8,685	A·B
WYWyoming	$47,522	$56,176	-$8,654	A·B
GAGeorgia	$36,096	$44,741	-$8,645	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$33,261	$41,625	-$8,364	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$35,695	$43,629	-$7,934	A·B
VTVermont	$39,868	$47,736	-$7,868	A·B
OHOhio	$45,972	$53,816	-$7,844	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,215	$51,946	-$7,731	A·B
KSKansas	$39,865	$47,576	-$7,711	A·B
MEMaine	$39,360	$46,933	-$7,573	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,103	$61,832	+$7,271	A·B
ILIllinois	$54,357	$60,950	-$6,592	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$39,911	$45,985	-$6,074	A·B
UTUtah	$42,750	$48,738	-$5,988	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,325	$54,102	-$5,777	A·B
NYNew York	$57,054	$61,730	-$4,676	A·B
VAVirginia	$42,064	$46,696	-$4,633	A·B
OROregon	$50,261	$54,870	-$4,609	A·B
HIHawaii	$56,073	$60,495	-$4,422	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,105	$56,461	-$4,356	A·B
WAWashington	$61,192	$65,103	-$3,911	A·B
NVNevada	$53,146	$56,724	-$3,578	A·B
COColorado	$50,997	$54,543	-$3,545	A·B
TXTexas	$45,111	$48,566	-$3,455	A·B
FLFlorida	$44,308	$47,007	-$2,700	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,777	$61,182	-$2,405	A·B
AZArizona	$46,889	$48,026	-$1,137	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,251	$55,609	+$642	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$59,421	$59,972	-$550	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,727	$52,356	+$370	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$59,856	$60,125	-$269	A·B