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

$56,780

national median wage

$47,803/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physical Therapist earns $42,930 more nationally

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

Physical Therapist

$99,710

national median wage

$78,976/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
TNTennessee	$35,469	$72,448	-$36,979	A·B
MSMississippi	$28,616	$63,992	-$35,376	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$33,261	$68,582	-$35,322	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$35,695	$70,269	-$34,573	A·B
GAGeorgia	$36,096	$70,079	-$33,984	A·B
ARArkansas	$30,745	$64,507	-$33,763	A·B
LALouisiana	$34,383	$68,055	-$33,672	A·B
OKOklahoma	$33,283	$66,722	-$33,439	A·B
ALAlabama	$32,131	$65,552	-$33,422	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,325	$80,890	-$32,565	A·B
VAVirginia	$42,064	$74,479	-$32,415	A·B
TXTexas	$45,111	$77,372	-$32,261	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$36,273	$68,227	-$31,954	A·B
VTVermont	$39,868	$71,287	-$31,419	A·B
KYKentucky	$36,229	$67,630	-$31,401	A·B
IDIdaho	$37,640	$68,695	-$31,055	A·B
FLFlorida	$44,308	$75,262	-$30,954	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$33,406	$64,140	-$30,734	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,215	$74,730	-$30,515	A·B
MEMaine	$39,360	$69,723	-$30,363	A·B
INIndiana	$41,193	$71,066	-$29,873	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$39,911	$69,207	-$29,296	A·B
AKAlaska	$59,081	$87,925	-$28,844	A·B
AZArizona	$46,889	$75,615	-$28,726	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,233	$69,716	-$28,483	A·B
MTMontana	$40,450	$68,482	-$28,032	A·B
WIWisconsin	$44,111	$71,988	-$27,877	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$47,335	$75,054	-$27,719	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$43,099	$70,638	-$27,539	A·B
OHOhio	$45,972	$73,437	-$27,465	A·B
UTUtah	$42,750	$69,680	-$26,930	A·B
KSKansas	$39,865	$66,785	-$26,921	A·B
NENebraska	$40,894	$67,660	-$26,766	A·B
IAIowa	$39,912	$66,186	-$26,274	A·B
MIMichigan	$45,361	$71,486	-$26,125	A·B
WYWyoming	$47,522	$73,151	-$25,630	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,105	$77,523	-$25,418	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,727	$77,662	-$24,935	A·B
NVNevada	$53,146	$78,076	-$24,930	A·B
MNMinnesota	$48,403	$73,159	-$24,756	A·B
WAWashington	$61,192	$85,111	-$23,919	A·B
OROregon	$50,261	$73,060	-$22,799	A·B
COColorado	$50,997	$73,727	-$22,730	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$59,421	$81,687	-$22,266	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,777	$79,689	-$20,912	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,251	$76,981	-$20,730	A·B
NYNew York	$57,054	$77,722	-$20,668	A·B
HIHawaii	$56,073	$76,566	-$20,493	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$59,856	$78,410	-$18,554	A·B
ILIllinois	$54,357	$72,669	-$18,312	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,103	$82,534	-$13,431	A·B