Firefighter vs Police Officer 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)

Police Officer earns $12,380 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 0 states · Police Officer leads in 51 states

Police Officer

$69,160

national median wage

$57,484/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	Police Officer	Difference
VAVirginia	$42,064	$50,784	-$8,721	A·B
HIHawaii	$56,073	$64,767	-$8,694	A·B
AKAlaska	$59,081	$67,614	-$8,533	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$36,273	$44,637	-$8,364	A·B
FLFlorida	$44,308	$52,648	-$8,340	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$35,695	$44,001	-$8,306	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$47,335	$55,617	-$8,282	A·B
TNTennessee	$35,469	$43,705	-$8,236	A·B
MNMinnesota	$48,403	$56,611	-$8,208	A·B
TXTexas	$45,111	$53,267	-$8,156	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,727	$60,881	-$8,155	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,103	$77,107	-$8,004	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,215	$51,975	-$7,761	A·B
GAGeorgia	$36,096	$43,723	-$7,627	A·B
NENebraska	$40,894	$48,278	-$7,384	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$33,261	$40,619	-$7,358	A·B
VTVermont	$39,868	$47,072	-$7,204	A·B
UTUtah	$42,750	$49,942	-$7,192	A·B
IDIdaho	$37,640	$44,648	-$7,008	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$59,856	$66,849	-$6,993	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$43,099	$50,049	-$6,950	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,105	$59,032	-$6,927	A·B
KYKentucky	$36,229	$43,093	-$6,864	A·B
WIWisconsin	$44,111	$50,903	-$6,792	A·B
WYWyoming	$47,522	$54,183	-$6,661	A·B
MEMaine	$39,360	$45,969	-$6,609	A·B
OKOklahoma	$33,283	$39,709	-$6,426	A·B
MIMichigan	$45,361	$51,746	-$6,385	A·B
KSKansas	$39,865	$46,180	-$6,315	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,325	$54,632	-$6,307	A·B
OROregon	$50,261	$56,361	-$6,099	A·B
LALouisiana	$34,383	$40,469	-$6,087	A·B
NVNevada	$53,146	$59,222	-$6,076	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,233	$47,277	-$6,044	A·B
IAIowa	$39,912	$45,817	-$5,905	A·B
COColorado	$50,997	$56,857	-$5,860	A·B
ARArkansas	$30,745	$36,305	-$5,560	A·B
OHOhio	$45,972	$51,442	-$5,470	A·B
INIndiana	$41,193	$46,372	-$5,179	A·B
WAWashington	$61,192	$66,285	-$5,093	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$39,911	$44,687	-$4,776	A·B
MTMontana	$40,450	$45,222	-$4,772	A·B
NYNew York	$57,054	$61,801	-$4,747	A·B
MSMississippi	$28,616	$33,299	-$4,683	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$33,406	$37,807	-$4,402	A·B
ALAlabama	$32,131	$36,486	-$4,355	A·B
AZArizona	$46,889	$51,101	-$4,212	A·B
ILIllinois	$54,357	$58,406	-$4,048	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,777	$62,646	-$3,869	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,251	$59,480	-$3,230	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$59,421	$61,908	-$2,486	A·B