Firefighter vs Registered Nurse 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)

Registered Nurse earns $24,440 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 0 states · Registered Nurse leads in 51 states

Registered Nurse

$81,220

national median wage

$65,968/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	Registered Nurse	Difference
VTVermont	$39,868	$62,878	-$23,010	A·B
OROregon	$50,261	$72,789	-$22,528	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$35,695	$57,606	-$21,911	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$39,911	$61,281	-$21,370	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$33,261	$54,571	-$21,310	A·B
TNTennessee	$35,469	$56,640	-$21,171	A·B
MSMississippi	$28,616	$49,292	-$20,675	A·B
GAGeorgia	$36,096	$56,727	-$20,631	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$33,406	$53,977	-$20,571	A·B
ARArkansas	$30,745	$51,314	-$20,569	A·B
WAWashington	$61,192	$81,530	-$20,338	A·B
MEMaine	$39,360	$59,496	-$20,137	A·B
NVNevada	$53,146	$73,179	-$20,033	A·B
LALouisiana	$34,383	$54,141	-$19,758	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,105	$71,717	-$19,612	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,325	$67,875	-$19,550	A·B
IDIdaho	$37,640	$57,069	-$19,429	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,103	$88,332	-$19,229	A·B
OKOklahoma	$33,283	$52,205	-$18,923	A·B
HIHawaii	$56,073	$74,952	-$18,878	A·B
VAVirginia	$42,064	$60,900	-$18,836	A·B
TXTexas	$45,111	$63,358	-$18,247	A·B
AKAlaska	$59,081	$77,231	-$18,150	A·B
AZArizona	$46,889	$64,806	-$17,917	A·B
ALAlabama	$32,131	$49,582	-$17,451	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,215	$61,247	-$17,032	A·B
FLFlorida	$44,308	$61,241	-$16,933	A·B
NYNew York	$57,054	$73,488	-$16,434	A·B
WIWisconsin	$44,111	$60,520	-$16,409	A·B
MTMontana	$40,450	$56,365	-$15,915	A·B
KYKentucky	$36,229	$52,140	-$15,911	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$36,273	$51,981	-$15,708	A·B
INIndiana	$41,193	$56,435	-$15,242	A·B
UTUtah	$42,750	$57,848	-$15,097	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$47,335	$62,412	-$15,077	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,777	$73,644	-$14,867	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$59,421	$74,191	-$14,770	A·B
MNMinnesota	$48,403	$62,896	-$14,493	A·B
MIMichigan	$45,361	$59,337	-$13,976	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$43,099	$56,375	-$13,276	A·B
NENebraska	$40,894	$54,164	-$13,270	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,251	$69,422	-$13,171	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,233	$54,286	-$13,052	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,727	$65,585	-$12,858	A·B
OHOhio	$45,972	$58,791	-$12,819	A·B
WYWyoming	$47,522	$59,876	-$12,354	A·B
KSKansas	$39,865	$52,070	-$12,205	A·B
IAIowa	$39,912	$51,908	-$11,996	A·B
COColorado	$50,997	$62,707	-$11,710	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$59,856	$71,328	-$11,472	A·B
ILIllinois	$54,357	$60,747	-$6,390	A·B