Firefighter vs Physical 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)

Physical Therapist earns $41,490 more nationally

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

Physical Therapist

$101,020

national median wage

$79,898/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	Physical Therapist	Difference
LALouisiana	$28,633	$76,937	-$48,303	A·B
KYKentucky	$30,840	$74,126	-$43,287	A·B
MSMississippi	$30,746	$73,575	-$42,828	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$31,133	$73,489	-$42,356	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,293	$75,991	-$41,698	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$35,788	$76,350	-$40,563	A·B
TNTennessee	$40,186	$79,644	-$39,459	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,549	$73,364	-$38,815	A·B
MNMinnesota	$34,491	$73,185	-$38,694	A·B
GAGeorgia	$37,354	$75,870	-$38,517	A·B
KSKansas	$35,923	$73,648	-$37,725	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$37,508	$74,948	-$37,440	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,702	$75,807	-$37,105	A·B
WIWisconsin	$39,197	$75,547	-$36,350	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,841	$79,975	-$36,133	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,580	$74,712	-$36,132	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,229	$72,511	-$34,282	A·B
UTUtah	$39,595	$73,130	-$33,535	A·B
VTVermont	$38,134	$71,113	-$32,979	A·B
AKAlaska	$52,977	$85,258	-$32,281	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,785	$71,314	-$31,529	A·B
MEMaine	$38,314	$69,664	-$31,350	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,362	$71,610	-$31,248	A·B
TXTexas	$51,065	$81,790	-$30,725	A·B
AZArizona	$48,242	$78,209	-$29,967	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,720	$74,493	-$29,774	A·B
FLFlorida	$49,072	$78,392	-$29,320	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,004	$77,210	-$29,207	A·B
IAIowa	$45,040	$73,257	-$28,217	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,486	$74,703	-$28,217	A·B
OHOhio	$49,111	$77,037	-$27,926	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,455	$70,577	-$27,121	A·B
NVNevada	$56,049	$82,817	-$26,768	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,018	$73,574	-$26,556	A·B
INIndiana	$49,787	$75,794	-$26,007	A·B
CACalifornia	$63,837	$88,165	-$24,329	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$45,296	$69,036	-$23,741	A·B
NENebraska	$49,706	$73,065	-$23,359	A·B
RIRhode Island	$55,721	$77,934	-$22,214	A·B
MDMaryland	$55,494	$77,634	-$22,140	A·B
OROregon	$54,560	$73,755	-$19,195	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,827	$75,877	-$19,050	A·B
MTMontana	$51,364	$70,304	-$18,940	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,888	$75,821	-$18,933	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,943	$76,824	-$16,881	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,693	$76,585	-$15,892	A·B
COColorado	$60,030	$75,647	-$15,617	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,926	$74,119	-$13,193	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$67,105	$79,037	-$11,932	A·B
NYNew York	$66,830	$73,953	-$7,123	A·B
WAWashington	$74,600	$80,685	-$6,085	A·B