Firefighter vs Software Engineering 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)

Software Engineering Manager earns $108,210 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 0 states · Software Engineering Manager leads in 51 states

Software Engineering Manager

$167,740

national median wage

$125,916/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	Software Engineering Manager	Difference
NMNew Mexico	$35,788	$151,272	-$115,484	A·B
LALouisiana	$28,633	$121,336	-$92,702	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$31,133	$116,958	-$85,825	A·B
MNMinnesota	$34,306	$115,132	-$80,826	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,510	$119,198	-$80,688	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,004	$128,575	-$80,572	A·B
AZArizona	$48,242	$125,378	-$77,137	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$37,508	$114,546	-$77,038	A·B
TXTexas	$51,065	$127,905	-$76,840	A·B
FLFlorida	$49,072	$125,875	-$76,803	A·B
TNTennessee	$40,186	$116,470	-$76,285	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,362	$115,527	-$75,165	A·B
GAGeorgia	$37,354	$112,263	-$74,909	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,229	$111,320	-$73,091	A·B
VTVermont	$38,134	$111,056	-$72,922	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,720	$116,000	-$71,280	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,486	$117,736	-$71,250	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,580	$109,585	-$71,005	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,785	$110,014	-$70,229	A·B
CACalifornia	$62,752	$132,959	-$70,207	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,293	$103,461	-$69,167	A·B
KSKansas	$35,923	$104,350	-$68,427	A·B
MSMississippi	$30,746	$99,120	-$68,374	A·B
KYKentucky	$30,840	$98,853	-$68,014	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,455	$111,335	-$67,880	A·B
OHOhio	$49,111	$116,969	-$67,858	A·B
UTUtah	$39,595	$107,078	-$67,483	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,491	$123,933	-$67,442	A·B
RIRhode Island	$54,956	$120,149	-$65,192	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,841	$108,316	-$64,475	A·B
COColorado	$59,693	$124,139	-$64,447	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,549	$96,949	-$62,400	A·B
MDMaryland	$55,494	$117,890	-$62,396	A·B
AKAlaska	$52,706	$115,085	-$62,379	A·B
WIWisconsin	$39,197	$100,103	-$60,906	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$45,296	$105,857	-$60,561	A·B
NVNevada	$56,049	$116,074	-$60,025	A·B
MEMaine	$38,077	$98,003	-$59,926	A·B
WAWashington	$73,303	$132,522	-$59,219	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,926	$120,139	-$59,213	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,554	$118,756	-$59,202	A·B
INIndiana	$49,787	$106,047	-$56,260	A·B
HIHawaii	$46,721	$102,639	-$55,918	A·B
IAIowa	$45,040	$100,873	-$55,833	A·B
OROregon	$54,047	$109,698	-$55,650	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,838	$111,950	-$55,112	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$66,546	$120,535	-$53,988	A·B
NYNew York	$66,417	$120,233	-$53,816	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,693	$111,253	-$50,560	A·B
NENebraska	$49,706	$97,527	-$47,821	A·B
MTMontana	$51,364	$93,309	-$41,945	A·B