Firefighter vs Financial Analyst 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)

Financial Analyst earns $41,820 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 0 states · Financial Analyst leads in 51 states

Financial Analyst

$101,350

national median wage

$80,130/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	Financial Analyst	Difference
WYWyoming	$43,841	$159,194	-$115,352	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$31,133	$77,172	-$46,039	A·B
MNMinnesota	$34,491	$75,683	-$41,192	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,362	$80,130	-$39,767	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,702	$73,289	-$34,587	A·B
VTVermont	$38,134	$72,656	-$34,522	A·B
GAGeorgia	$37,354	$71,472	-$34,118	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,229	$70,955	-$32,727	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,486	$76,847	-$30,362	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$37,508	$67,806	-$30,297	A·B
MEMaine	$38,314	$68,369	-$30,054	A·B
MSMississippi	$30,746	$60,597	-$29,850	A·B
TNTennessee	$40,186	$69,739	-$29,553	A·B
UTUtah	$39,595	$68,981	-$29,387	A·B
KYKentucky	$30,840	$59,259	-$28,419	A·B
WIWisconsin	$39,197	$67,604	-$28,407	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,785	$67,802	-$28,017	A·B
KSKansas	$35,923	$62,786	-$26,863	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,549	$61,403	-$26,854	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$35,788	$61,958	-$26,170	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,004	$72,954	-$24,950	A·B
NYNew York	$66,830	$91,355	-$24,526	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,720	$68,835	-$24,116	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,455	$67,402	-$23,947	A·B
OHOhio	$49,111	$72,947	-$23,836	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,580	$62,194	-$23,614	A·B
IAIowa	$45,040	$68,631	-$23,592	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,293	$57,211	-$22,917	A·B
TXTexas	$51,065	$73,812	-$22,747	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,827	$79,373	-$22,546	A·B
AKAlaska	$52,977	$75,297	-$22,319	A·B
OROregon	$54,560	$75,757	-$21,197	A·B
LALouisiana	$28,633	$49,649	-$21,016	A·B
MTMontana	$51,364	$72,296	-$20,933	A·B
AZArizona	$48,242	$69,069	-$20,828	A·B
MDMaryland	$55,494	$74,065	-$18,571	A·B
FLFlorida	$49,072	$67,614	-$18,542	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,943	$78,452	-$18,509	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,018	$64,388	-$17,370	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,926	$77,879	-$16,953	A·B
CACalifornia	$63,837	$80,747	-$16,911	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$45,296	$61,389	-$16,093	A·B
COColorado	$60,030	$74,961	-$14,931	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,693	$75,290	-$14,597	A·B
NENebraska	$49,706	$63,958	-$14,253	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$67,105	$81,001	-$13,896	A·B
INIndiana	$49,787	$63,063	-$13,275	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,888	$67,606	-$10,718	A·B
RIRhode Island	$55,721	$65,924	-$10,203	A·B
NVNevada	$56,049	$65,856	-$9,807	A·B
WAWashington	$74,600	$80,847	-$6,247	A·B