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

$59,530

national median wage

$50,012/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician (General Practice) earns $178,850 more nationally

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

Physician (General Practice)

$238,380

national median wage

$175,553/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
LALouisiana	$28,633	$169,302	-$140,669	A·B
KYKentucky	$30,840	$167,837	-$136,998	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,841	$176,092	-$132,250	A·B
MSMississippi	$30,746	$162,158	-$131,412	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,293	$165,401	-$131,108	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$35,788	$165,571	-$129,783	A·B
TNTennessee	$40,186	$169,428	-$129,243	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$31,133	$159,725	-$128,592	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,004	$175,547	-$127,543	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$45,296	$172,687	-$127,391	A·B
GAGeorgia	$37,354	$164,300	-$126,946	A·B
KSKansas	$35,923	$162,343	-$126,419	A·B
UTUtah	$39,595	$165,371	-$125,777	A·B
WIWisconsin	$39,197	$164,795	-$125,598	A·B
MNMinnesota	$34,491	$159,733	-$125,242	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$37,508	$161,555	-$124,046	A·B
AKAlaska	$52,977	$176,092	-$123,115	A·B
IAIowa	$45,040	$167,614	-$122,574	A·B
AZArizona	$48,242	$170,514	-$122,273	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,362	$161,786	-$121,424	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,702	$159,630	-$120,928	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,455	$164,268	-$120,812	A·B
VTVermont	$38,134	$158,193	-$120,059	A·B
NVNevada	$56,049	$175,553	-$119,505	A·B
INIndiana	$49,787	$169,065	-$119,278	A·B
TXTexas	$51,065	$169,107	-$118,042	A·B
NENebraska	$49,706	$165,920	-$116,214	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,580	$153,656	-$115,076	A·B
FLFlorida	$49,072	$163,815	-$114,743	A·B
MTMontana	$51,364	$163,938	-$112,574	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,785	$152,179	-$112,394	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,888	$168,748	-$111,860	A·B
MEMaine	$38,314	$149,598	-$111,284	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,720	$154,382	-$109,662	A·B
OHOhio	$49,111	$158,597	-$109,486	A·B
MDMaryland	$55,494	$164,286	-$108,792	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,827	$164,352	-$107,524	A·B
COColorado	$60,030	$166,275	-$106,246	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,486	$151,352	-$104,866	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,018	$149,492	-$102,474	A·B
WAWashington	$74,600	$176,092	-$101,492	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,229	$138,448	-$100,219	A·B
OROregon	$54,560	$154,481	-$99,921	A·B
RIRhode Island	$55,721	$152,039	-$96,319	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$67,105	$163,045	-$95,940	A·B
CACalifornia	$63,837	$157,937	-$94,101	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,693	$152,900	-$92,206	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,926	$143,254	-$82,328	A·B
NYNew York	$66,830	$148,187	-$81,358	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,943	$136,916	-$76,973	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,549	$50,038	-$15,489	A·B