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

$56,780

national median wage

$47,803/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $69,480 more nationally

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

Nurse Practitioner

$126,260

national median wage

$97,565/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
NHNew Hampshire	$48,325	$102,465	-$54,140	A·B
VTVermont	$39,868	$91,549	-$51,681	A·B
WAWashington	$61,192	$112,718	-$51,526	A·B
TNTennessee	$35,469	$86,518	-$51,049	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$35,695	$86,073	-$50,377	A·B
MEMaine	$39,360	$89,262	-$49,902	A·B
TXTexas	$45,111	$94,947	-$49,836	A·B
GAGeorgia	$36,096	$85,643	-$49,548	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$33,261	$81,372	-$48,112	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$39,911	$87,533	-$47,622	A·B
NVNevada	$53,146	$100,415	-$47,269	A·B
VAVirginia	$42,064	$89,304	-$47,240	A·B
MSMississippi	$28,616	$75,809	-$47,193	A·B
FLFlorida	$44,308	$91,442	-$47,135	A·B
LALouisiana	$34,383	$81,275	-$46,892	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$36,273	$83,000	-$46,728	A·B
OKOklahoma	$33,283	$79,842	-$46,559	A·B
IDIdaho	$37,640	$84,187	-$46,547	A·B
ALAlabama	$32,131	$78,622	-$46,492	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,215	$90,575	-$46,360	A·B
ARArkansas	$30,745	$76,981	-$46,236	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,105	$97,626	-$45,521	A·B
INIndiana	$41,193	$86,545	-$45,352	A·B
KYKentucky	$36,229	$81,563	-$45,335	A·B
OROregon	$50,261	$95,333	-$45,071	A·B
AZArizona	$46,889	$91,886	-$44,997	A·B
MNMinnesota	$48,403	$93,250	-$44,846	A·B
WYWyoming	$47,522	$92,146	-$44,624	A·B
MTMontana	$40,450	$84,594	-$44,144	A·B
UTUtah	$42,750	$86,762	-$44,012	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$43,099	$87,032	-$43,933	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$47,335	$91,188	-$43,854	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$33,406	$77,186	-$43,780	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,727	$96,377	-$43,651	A·B
WIWisconsin	$44,111	$87,600	-$43,489	A·B
AKAlaska	$59,081	$102,465	-$43,384	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,777	$102,129	-$43,352	A·B
MIMichigan	$45,361	$88,672	-$43,311	A·B
NENebraska	$40,894	$83,787	-$42,893	A·B
OHOhio	$45,972	$88,798	-$42,826	A·B
COColorado	$50,997	$93,400	-$42,402	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,251	$98,527	-$42,276	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,233	$83,481	-$42,248	A·B
KSKansas	$39,865	$81,008	-$41,144	A·B
IAIowa	$39,912	$81,055	-$41,144	A·B
NYNew York	$57,054	$98,002	-$40,948	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$59,421	$99,211	-$39,790	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$59,856	$99,191	-$39,335	A·B
HIHawaii	$56,073	$94,884	-$38,810	A·B
ILIllinois	$54,357	$90,275	-$35,917	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,103	$104,530	-$35,427	A·B