Firefighter vs Operations Manager 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)

Operations Manager earns $43,420 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 0 states · Operations Manager leads in 51 states

Operations Manager

$102,950

national median wage

$81,255/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	Operations Manager	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$40,362	$102,472	-$62,110	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,702	$97,040	-$58,338	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,926	$114,346	-$53,420	A·B
LALouisiana	$28,633	$77,954	-$49,320	A·B
WIWisconsin	$39,197	$83,828	-$44,631	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$31,133	$75,161	-$44,028	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,486	$88,152	-$41,667	A·B
TNTennessee	$40,186	$81,185	-$40,999	A·B
AKAlaska	$52,977	$93,581	-$40,603	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,229	$78,582	-$40,353	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$35,788	$75,742	-$39,954	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$67,105	$106,420	-$39,315	A·B
GAGeorgia	$37,354	$74,482	-$37,129	A·B
MSMississippi	$30,746	$67,742	-$36,996	A·B
MNMinnesota	$34,491	$71,444	-$36,953	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$37,508	$73,912	-$36,404	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,004	$84,147	-$36,143	A·B
COColorado	$60,030	$95,327	-$35,297	A·B
RIRhode Island	$55,721	$90,485	-$34,765	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,943	$93,714	-$33,772	A·B
MEMaine	$38,314	$71,465	-$33,151	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,827	$89,945	-$33,118	A·B
VTVermont	$38,134	$70,763	-$32,629	A·B
INIndiana	$49,787	$81,928	-$32,141	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,841	$75,592	-$31,751	A·B
FLFlorida	$49,072	$79,708	-$30,635	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,720	$74,956	-$30,236	A·B
KYKentucky	$30,840	$60,522	-$29,683	A·B
UTUtah	$39,595	$68,948	-$29,354	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,018	$76,348	-$29,330	A·B
KSKansas	$35,923	$65,073	-$29,149	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$45,296	$73,900	-$28,604	A·B
TXTexas	$51,065	$79,384	-$28,319	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,293	$62,414	-$28,120	A·B
NYNew York	$66,830	$93,485	-$26,655	A·B
WAWashington	$74,600	$100,285	-$25,685	A·B
CACalifornia	$63,837	$89,311	-$25,475	A·B
OHOhio	$49,111	$73,826	-$24,715	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,580	$62,464	-$23,884	A·B
MDMaryland	$55,494	$78,284	-$22,789	A·B
AZArizona	$48,242	$70,298	-$22,056	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,785	$60,587	-$20,802	A·B
NVNevada	$56,049	$75,655	-$19,607	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,888	$76,379	-$19,491	A·B
IAIowa	$45,040	$63,094	-$18,055	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,549	$51,491	-$16,941	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,455	$59,434	-$15,978	A·B
OROregon	$54,560	$70,151	-$15,591	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,693	$75,310	-$14,617	A·B
NENebraska	$49,706	$63,873	-$14,167	A·B
MTMontana	$51,364	$65,341	-$13,977	A·B