Firefighter vs Physician (General Practice) 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)

Physician (General Practice) earns $157,590 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 0 states · Physician (General Practice) leads in 51 states

Physician (General Practice)

$214,370

national median wage

$159,511/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 (General Practice)	Difference
NHNew Hampshire	$48,325	$167,748	-$119,423	A·B
AKAlaska	$59,081	$176,492	-$117,411	A·B
TXTexas	$45,111	$160,615	-$115,504	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$36,273	$150,731	-$114,459	A·B
TNTennessee	$35,469	$149,914	-$114,445	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$43,099	$156,292	-$113,194	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$35,695	$147,167	-$111,471	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,105	$163,511	-$111,406	A·B
FLFlorida	$44,308	$155,541	-$111,233	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,777	$169,681	-$110,904	A·B
VAVirginia	$42,064	$152,423	-$110,359	A·B
WYWyoming	$47,522	$157,684	-$110,162	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$47,335	$156,846	-$109,511	A·B
WAWashington	$61,192	$169,947	-$108,755	A·B
WIWisconsin	$44,111	$152,087	-$107,977	A·B
VTVermont	$39,868	$147,699	-$107,831	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,251	$162,624	-$106,373	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,215	$150,583	-$106,369	A·B
INIndiana	$41,193	$147,411	-$106,218	A·B
ALAlabama	$32,131	$138,075	-$105,945	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$33,261	$138,978	-$105,717	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,727	$157,896	-$105,170	A·B
KYKentucky	$36,229	$141,290	-$105,062	A·B
MIMichigan	$45,361	$150,305	-$104,943	A·B
OHOhio	$45,972	$150,894	-$104,922	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,233	$146,112	-$104,879	A·B
GAGeorgia	$36,096	$140,802	-$104,706	A·B
AZArizona	$46,889	$151,504	-$104,615	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$59,856	$164,238	-$104,382	A·B
LALouisiana	$34,383	$138,725	-$104,342	A·B
NVNevada	$53,146	$157,286	-$104,140	A·B
MEMaine	$39,360	$143,408	-$104,048	A·B
UTUtah	$42,750	$145,567	-$102,817	A·B
NENebraska	$40,894	$143,573	-$102,679	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$33,406	$135,653	-$102,247	A·B
ARArkansas	$30,745	$132,316	-$101,571	A·B
OKOklahoma	$33,283	$134,618	-$101,335	A·B
MNMinnesota	$48,403	$149,704	-$101,300	A·B
COColorado	$50,997	$152,223	-$101,226	A·B
NYNew York	$57,054	$158,120	-$101,066	A·B
MTMontana	$40,450	$140,820	-$100,369	A·B
IAIowa	$39,912	$139,963	-$100,051	A·B
KSKansas	$39,865	$139,597	-$99,732	A·B
MSMississippi	$28,616	$127,856	-$99,239	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$39,911	$138,813	-$98,902	A·B
ILIllinois	$54,357	$152,584	-$98,226	A·B
IDIdaho	$37,640	$135,307	-$97,667	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$59,421	$156,889	-$97,468	A·B
OROregon	$50,261	$145,069	-$94,808	A·B
HIHawaii	$56,073	$145,473	-$89,400	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,103	$149,576	-$80,473	A·B