Firefighter vs Product Manager 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)

Product Manager earns $70,470 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 0 states · Product Manager leads in 51 states

Product Manager

$130,000

national median wage

$100,121/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	Product Manager	Difference
LALouisiana	$28,633	$96,607	-$67,974	A·B
KYKentucky	$30,840	$95,689	-$64,849	A·B
MSMississippi	$30,746	$95,253	-$64,507	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$31,133	$95,443	-$64,310	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,549	$95,235	-$60,686	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,293	$94,694	-$60,400	A·B
TNTennessee	$40,186	$100,121	-$59,935	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,362	$100,121	-$59,759	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$35,788	$95,082	-$59,294	A·B
MNMinnesota	$34,491	$92,749	-$58,258	A·B
KSKansas	$35,923	$93,667	-$57,743	A·B
GAGeorgia	$37,354	$93,997	-$56,643	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,841	$100,121	-$56,280	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,580	$94,817	-$56,237	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$37,508	$93,478	-$55,970	A·B
VTVermont	$38,134	$94,001	-$55,867	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,229	$93,886	-$55,657	A·B
WIWisconsin	$39,197	$94,612	-$55,415	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,785	$94,948	-$55,163	A·B
UTUtah	$39,595	$94,314	-$54,720	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,702	$92,779	-$54,077	A·B
MEMaine	$38,314	$92,322	-$54,007	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$45,296	$98,845	-$53,549	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,004	$100,121	-$52,117	A·B
FLFlorida	$49,072	$100,121	-$51,049	A·B
IAIowa	$45,040	$95,793	-$50,753	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,455	$94,084	-$50,629	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,720	$94,847	-$50,127	A·B
TXTexas	$51,065	$100,121	-$49,056	A·B
AZArizona	$48,242	$97,274	-$49,032	A·B
OHOhio	$49,111	$97,328	-$48,217	A·B
AKAlaska	$52,977	$100,121	-$47,144	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,486	$93,460	-$46,974	A·B
INIndiana	$49,787	$96,316	-$46,528	A·B
NENebraska	$49,706	$94,918	-$45,212	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,018	$91,771	-$44,753	A·B
NVNevada	$56,049	$100,121	-$44,072	A·B
MTMontana	$51,364	$94,137	-$42,773	A·B
RIRhode Island	$55,721	$95,548	-$39,827	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,888	$96,130	-$39,242	A·B
MDMaryland	$55,494	$94,251	-$38,757	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,827	$93,841	-$37,014	A·B
COColorado	$60,030	$95,109	-$35,080	A·B
OROregon	$54,560	$89,321	-$34,761	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,943	$93,571	-$33,628	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,693	$93,831	-$33,138	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,926	$92,040	-$31,114	A·B
CACalifornia	$63,837	$92,122	-$28,285	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$67,105	$94,030	-$26,925	A·B
NYNew York	$66,830	$93,491	-$26,661	A·B
WAWashington	$74,600	$100,121	-$25,521	A·B