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

$56,780

national median wage

$47,803/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Operations Manager earns $45,090 more nationally

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

Operations Manager

$101,870

national median wage

$80,496/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
DCWashington D.C.	$59,421	$103,047	-$43,626	A·B
VAVirginia	$42,064	$83,142	-$41,078	A·B
NYNew York	$57,054	$94,516	-$37,462	A·B
TNTennessee	$35,469	$72,736	-$37,267	A·B
GAGeorgia	$36,096	$72,939	-$36,843	A·B
TXTexas	$45,111	$81,881	-$36,770	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$35,695	$71,856	-$36,160	A·B
WAWashington	$61,192	$96,594	-$35,403	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,215	$78,179	-$33,964	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$33,261	$66,926	-$33,665	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,325	$80,474	-$32,149	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,727	$84,468	-$31,741	A·B
FLFlorida	$44,308	$75,550	-$31,242	A·B
OKOklahoma	$33,283	$63,711	-$30,428	A·B
VTVermont	$39,868	$70,273	-$30,405	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,777	$89,085	-$30,308	A·B
COColorado	$50,997	$81,252	-$30,255	A·B
MNMinnesota	$48,403	$78,504	-$30,101	A·B
LALouisiana	$34,383	$64,360	-$29,977	A·B
ALAlabama	$32,131	$61,899	-$29,768	A·B
MSMississippi	$28,616	$57,696	-$29,080	A·B
KYKentucky	$36,229	$65,248	-$29,019	A·B
ARArkansas	$30,745	$59,524	-$28,780	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$47,335	$76,002	-$28,668	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$59,856	$88,270	-$28,414	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,233	$69,329	-$28,096	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,251	$84,323	-$28,072	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$36,273	$64,294	-$28,021	A·B
UTUtah	$42,750	$70,606	-$27,856	A·B
INIndiana	$41,193	$68,650	-$27,457	A·B
IDIdaho	$37,640	$65,087	-$27,446	A·B
MIMichigan	$45,361	$72,418	-$27,057	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,105	$79,104	-$26,999	A·B
AZArizona	$46,889	$73,857	-$26,968	A·B
KSKansas	$39,865	$66,404	-$26,539	A·B
NENebraska	$40,894	$67,279	-$26,385	A·B
MEMaine	$39,360	$65,558	-$26,198	A·B
WIWisconsin	$44,111	$70,303	-$26,193	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$33,406	$59,189	-$25,783	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$43,099	$68,869	-$25,770	A·B
OHOhio	$45,972	$71,687	-$25,715	A·B
OROregon	$50,261	$75,777	-$25,516	A·B
IAIowa	$39,912	$65,158	-$25,246	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$39,911	$64,894	-$24,983	A·B
ILIllinois	$54,357	$77,515	-$23,158	A·B
NVNevada	$53,146	$76,253	-$23,107	A·B
MTMontana	$40,450	$62,945	-$22,495	A·B
WYWyoming	$47,522	$68,515	-$20,993	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,103	$90,009	-$20,907	A·B
AKAlaska	$59,081	$77,660	-$18,579	A·B
HIHawaii	$56,073	$71,853	-$15,780	A·B