Firefighter vs Social Worker 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)

Social Worker earns $8,560 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 10 states · Social Worker leads in 41 states

Social Worker

$68,090

national median wage

$56,731/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	Social Worker	Difference
LALouisiana	$28,633	$52,364	-$23,731	A·B
VTVermont	$38,134	$61,264	-$23,130	A·B
MNMinnesota	$34,491	$56,319	-$21,828	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$31,133	$52,430	-$21,297	A·B
KYKentucky	$30,840	$52,127	-$21,287	A·B
MEMaine	$38,314	$56,134	-$17,820	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$35,788	$53,343	-$17,555	A·B
UTUtah	$39,595	$56,529	-$16,934	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,018	$63,472	-$16,454	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,004	$63,703	-$15,699	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,549	$49,793	-$15,244	A·B
KSKansas	$35,923	$51,042	-$15,118	A·B
MSMississippi	$30,746	$45,795	-$15,049	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$37,508	$52,230	-$14,721	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,293	$48,843	-$14,549	A·B
NYNew York	$66,830	$53,106	+$13,724	A·B
WIWisconsin	$39,197	$52,511	-$13,314	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,455	$56,025	-$12,570	A·B
WAWashington	$74,600	$62,064	+$12,536	A·B
GAGeorgia	$37,354	$49,470	-$12,116	A·B
TNTennessee	$40,186	$51,925	-$11,739	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,702	$49,675	-$10,973	A·B
AKAlaska	$52,977	$63,696	-$10,719	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,841	$54,247	-$10,405	A·B
COColorado	$60,030	$50,539	+$9,490	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,720	$52,992	-$8,272	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,926	$69,072	-$8,146	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$45,296	$53,331	-$8,035	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,229	$46,148	-$7,919	A·B
OROregon	$54,560	$61,878	-$7,318	A·B
TXTexas	$51,065	$58,047	-$6,982	A·B
FLFlorida	$49,072	$56,028	-$6,956	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,693	$53,911	+$6,782	A·B
RIRhode Island	$55,721	$62,367	-$6,647	A·B
NVNevada	$56,049	$62,493	-$6,444	A·B
IAIowa	$45,040	$51,194	-$6,155	A·B
AZArizona	$48,242	$54,380	-$6,138	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,888	$50,874	+$6,014	A·B
CACalifornia	$63,837	$69,679	-$5,842	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,486	$50,887	-$4,401	A·B
INIndiana	$49,787	$54,166	-$4,379	A·B
OHOhio	$49,111	$53,208	-$4,097	A·B
MTMontana	$51,364	$47,389	+$3,975	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$67,105	$63,298	+$3,807	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,362	$43,930	-$3,568	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,785	$43,257	-$3,472	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,580	$42,039	-$3,459	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,943	$62,692	-$2,750	A·B
MDMaryland	$55,494	$53,782	+$1,712	A·B
NENebraska	$49,706	$48,599	+$1,107	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,827	$56,285	+$542	A·B