Firefighter vs Physician Assistant 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)

Physician Assistant earns $73,730 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 0 states · Physician Assistant leads in 51 states

Physician Assistant

$133,260

national median wage

$102,349/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	Physician Assistant	Difference
LALouisiana	$28,633	$96,352	-$67,719	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$35,788	$101,421	-$65,633	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,018	$111,733	-$64,715	A·B
MNMinnesota	$34,491	$98,376	-$63,885	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$31,133	$94,503	-$63,370	A·B
VTVermont	$38,134	$99,258	-$61,124	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,785	$100,804	-$61,019	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,702	$98,164	-$59,462	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,841	$102,397	-$58,556	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,362	$98,843	-$58,481	A·B
UTUtah	$39,595	$97,117	-$57,523	A·B
WIWisconsin	$39,197	$96,390	-$57,193	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,004	$105,131	-$57,127	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,580	$95,295	-$56,716	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,293	$90,227	-$55,934	A·B
MEMaine	$38,314	$93,087	-$54,772	A·B
KSKansas	$35,923	$90,177	-$54,253	A·B
IAIowa	$45,040	$97,988	-$52,948	A·B
AZArizona	$48,242	$100,724	-$52,483	A·B
KYKentucky	$30,840	$82,683	-$51,843	A·B
AKAlaska	$52,977	$104,461	-$51,484	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,720	$96,116	-$51,396	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$45,296	$96,309	-$51,013	A·B
TXTexas	$51,065	$102,042	-$50,977	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,486	$96,897	-$50,411	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,455	$93,454	-$49,999	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$37,508	$86,686	-$49,178	A·B
FLFlorida	$49,072	$98,207	-$49,135	A·B
TNTennessee	$40,186	$89,022	-$48,836	A·B
INIndiana	$49,787	$97,754	-$47,967	A·B
MSMississippi	$30,746	$78,544	-$47,798	A·B
RIRhode Island	$55,721	$102,925	-$47,205	A·B
CACalifornia	$63,837	$110,475	-$46,638	A·B
NVNevada	$56,049	$102,479	-$46,430	A·B
OHOhio	$49,111	$95,203	-$46,092	A·B
OROregon	$54,560	$100,502	-$45,942	A·B
MTMontana	$51,364	$96,005	-$44,642	A·B
NENebraska	$49,706	$93,795	-$44,089	A·B
WAWashington	$74,600	$118,569	-$43,968	A·B
GAGeorgia	$37,354	$81,122	-$43,768	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,549	$77,823	-$43,274	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,827	$98,966	-$42,139	A·B
MDMaryland	$55,494	$96,842	-$41,348	A·B
NYNew York	$66,830	$107,636	-$40,806	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,943	$98,833	-$38,891	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,229	$75,504	-$37,275	A·B
COColorado	$60,030	$96,331	-$36,301	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,888	$92,788	-$35,900	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$67,105	$100,532	-$33,427	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,926	$92,680	-$31,754	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,693	$89,386	-$28,693	A·B