Firefighter vs Occupational Therapist 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)

Occupational Therapist earns $38,810 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 0 states · Occupational Therapist leads in 51 states

Occupational Therapist

$98,340

national median wage

$78,012/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	Occupational Therapist	Difference
LALouisiana	$28,633	$72,545	-$43,912	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$31,133	$72,102	-$40,969	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,549	$75,032	-$40,483	A·B
MSMississippi	$30,746	$70,423	-$39,677	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$35,788	$75,100	-$39,312	A·B
KYKentucky	$30,840	$69,948	-$39,109	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,580	$77,537	-$38,957	A·B
KSKansas	$35,923	$72,457	-$36,533	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,293	$70,782	-$36,489	A·B
GAGeorgia	$37,354	$73,759	-$36,405	A·B
TNTennessee	$40,186	$76,387	-$36,202	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$37,508	$72,645	-$35,136	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,229	$71,445	-$33,217	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,702	$71,319	-$32,617	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,785	$71,216	-$31,431	A·B
UTUtah	$39,595	$70,318	-$30,723	A·B
AZArizona	$48,242	$78,589	-$30,347	A·B
MNMinnesota	$34,491	$64,396	-$29,905	A·B
FLFlorida	$49,072	$78,526	-$29,453	A·B
TXTexas	$51,065	$80,418	-$29,353	A·B
VTVermont	$38,134	$66,383	-$28,249	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,486	$74,593	-$28,107	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,841	$71,702	-$27,860	A·B
WIWisconsin	$39,197	$66,583	-$27,386	A·B
NVNevada	$56,049	$82,536	-$26,487	A·B
AKAlaska	$52,977	$79,229	-$26,252	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,362	$66,116	-$25,754	A·B
OHOhio	$49,111	$74,427	-$25,316	A·B
MEMaine	$38,314	$62,276	-$23,962	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,455	$67,233	-$23,778	A·B
IAIowa	$45,040	$68,525	-$23,485	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,018	$69,690	-$22,672	A·B
INIndiana	$49,787	$71,879	-$22,091	A·B
CACalifornia	$63,837	$85,857	-$22,021	A·B
OROregon	$54,560	$75,239	-$20,679	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,004	$68,613	-$20,610	A·B
MDMaryland	$55,494	$76,027	-$20,533	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,720	$64,922	-$20,203	A·B
RIRhode Island	$55,721	$75,474	-$19,754	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$45,296	$64,748	-$19,452	A·B
COColorado	$60,030	$78,107	-$18,077	A·B
NENebraska	$49,706	$66,794	-$17,089	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,827	$73,367	-$16,540	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,943	$75,768	-$15,826	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,888	$72,154	-$15,266	A·B
MTMontana	$51,364	$64,824	-$13,460	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,693	$73,655	-$12,962	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,926	$73,209	-$12,283	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$67,105	$77,137	-$10,032	A·B
WAWashington	$74,600	$80,840	-$6,240	A·B
NYNew York	$66,830	$71,336	-$4,506	A·B