Firefighter vs Nurse Practitioner 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)

Nurse Practitioner earns $69,680 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 0 states · Nurse Practitioner leads in 51 states

Nurse Practitioner

$129,210

national median wage

$99,581/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	Nurse Practitioner	Difference
LALouisiana	$28,633	$93,980	-$65,347	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$35,788	$100,437	-$64,649	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$31,133	$92,238	-$61,105	A·B
AKAlaska	$52,977	$110,681	-$57,704	A·B
MSMississippi	$30,746	$88,311	-$57,565	A·B
MNMinnesota	$34,491	$91,884	-$57,393	A·B
VTVermont	$38,134	$93,841	-$55,707	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,293	$89,379	-$55,086	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,841	$98,583	-$54,742	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,362	$95,063	-$54,701	A·B
WIWisconsin	$39,197	$93,716	-$54,519	A·B
KSKansas	$35,923	$90,334	-$54,410	A·B
KYKentucky	$30,840	$85,070	-$54,230	A·B
GAGeorgia	$37,354	$91,508	-$54,154	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,580	$92,690	-$54,110	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,004	$101,789	-$53,785	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,785	$92,638	-$52,853	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,702	$91,427	-$52,725	A·B
UTUtah	$39,595	$91,569	-$51,974	A·B
AZArizona	$48,242	$99,769	-$51,528	A·B
MEMaine	$38,314	$89,286	-$50,972	A·B
IAIowa	$45,040	$95,418	-$50,379	A·B
FLFlorida	$49,072	$99,444	-$50,372	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,549	$84,541	-$49,992	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,455	$93,416	-$49,961	A·B
CACalifornia	$63,837	$113,740	-$49,903	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$45,296	$94,343	-$49,047	A·B
TXTexas	$51,065	$100,039	-$48,974	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,720	$92,039	-$47,320	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$37,508	$84,788	-$47,279	A·B
OHOhio	$49,111	$95,190	-$46,079	A·B
INIndiana	$49,787	$95,191	-$45,403	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,018	$92,341	-$45,323	A·B
MTMontana	$51,364	$96,419	-$45,055	A·B
TNTennessee	$40,186	$85,103	-$44,918	A·B
NENebraska	$49,706	$93,597	-$43,891	A·B
NVNevada	$56,049	$99,581	-$43,532	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,486	$89,836	-$43,350	A·B
OROregon	$54,560	$97,855	-$43,294	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,827	$99,473	-$42,645	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,229	$78,974	-$40,745	A·B
RIRhode Island	$55,721	$95,999	-$40,279	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,943	$99,158	-$39,215	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$67,105	$106,190	-$39,086	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,888	$94,433	-$37,545	A·B
NYNew York	$66,830	$103,102	-$36,272	A·B
MDMaryland	$55,494	$91,419	-$35,925	A·B
COColorado	$60,030	$94,950	-$34,920	A·B
WAWashington	$74,600	$107,106	-$32,506	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,693	$92,956	-$32,263	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,926	$92,865	-$31,939	A·B