Firefighter vs Plumber 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)

Plumber earns $4,770 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 3 states · Plumber leads in 48 states

Plumber

$61,550

national median wage

$51,635/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	Plumber	Difference
NDNorth Dakota	$43,099	$56,914	-$13,816	A·B
LALouisiana	$34,383	$46,200	-$11,817	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$36,273	$47,047	-$10,775	A·B
WIWisconsin	$44,111	$54,756	-$10,646	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$33,406	$43,911	-$10,505	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,233	$51,697	-$10,464	A·B
MSMississippi	$28,616	$39,033	-$10,417	A·B
TNTennessee	$35,469	$45,874	-$10,405	A·B
IAIowa	$39,912	$50,131	-$10,220	A·B
KYKentucky	$36,229	$46,070	-$9,842	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$47,335	$56,760	-$9,426	A·B
ARArkansas	$30,745	$40,156	-$9,411	A·B
MNMinnesota	$48,403	$57,812	-$9,409	A·B
WYWyoming	$47,522	$56,830	-$9,308	A·B
OKOklahoma	$33,283	$42,589	-$9,306	A·B
INIndiana	$41,193	$50,423	-$9,230	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,103	$59,915	+$9,188	A·B
AKAlaska	$59,081	$68,142	-$9,061	A·B
MIMichigan	$45,361	$54,102	-$8,741	A·B
NENebraska	$40,894	$49,500	-$8,606	A·B
ALAlabama	$32,131	$40,411	-$8,281	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$33,261	$41,358	-$8,098	A·B
NYNew York	$57,054	$64,506	-$7,451	A·B
IDIdaho	$37,640	$44,954	-$7,313	A·B
MTMontana	$40,450	$47,679	-$7,229	A·B
VTVermont	$39,868	$46,836	-$6,968	A·B
ILIllinois	$54,357	$61,165	-$6,808	A·B
GAGeorgia	$36,096	$42,870	-$6,774	A·B
KSKansas	$39,865	$46,613	-$6,748	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$35,695	$42,332	-$6,637	A·B
MEMaine	$39,360	$45,609	-$6,249	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,105	$58,293	-$6,188	A·B
OHOhio	$45,972	$52,062	-$6,090	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,215	$50,064	-$5,849	A·B
UTUtah	$42,750	$48,087	-$5,337	A·B
HIHawaii	$56,073	$60,855	-$4,782	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$39,911	$44,393	-$4,482	A·B
OROregon	$50,261	$54,673	-$4,411	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,325	$52,383	-$4,058	A·B
VAVirginia	$42,064	$46,085	-$4,021	A·B
WAWashington	$61,192	$64,857	-$3,665	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$59,421	$63,021	-$3,600	A·B
TXTexas	$45,111	$48,325	-$3,214	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,777	$61,332	-$2,555	A·B
NVNevada	$53,146	$55,147	-$2,001	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$59,856	$61,596	-$1,740	A·B
FLFlorida	$44,308	$45,553	-$1,245	A·B
COColorado	$50,997	$52,106	-$1,109	A·B
AZArizona	$46,889	$46,663	+$226	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,251	$56,205	+$45	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,727	$52,772	-$45	A·B