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

$56,780

national median wage

$47,803/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Software Engineering Manager earns $111,360 more nationally

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

Software Engineering Manager

$168,140

national median wage

$126,190/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
WAWashington	$61,192	$156,609	-$95,417	A·B
VAVirginia	$42,064	$123,734	-$81,670	A·B
TXTexas	$45,111	$125,021	-$79,910	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,777	$136,444	-$77,667	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$35,695	$112,997	-$77,302	A·B
NYNew York	$57,054	$133,472	-$76,417	A·B
COColorado	$50,997	$126,014	-$75,017	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$59,421	$133,591	-$74,170	A·B
GAGeorgia	$36,096	$110,242	-$74,146	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,325	$122,287	-$73,962	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,103	$142,814	-$73,711	A·B
TNTennessee	$35,469	$107,933	-$72,464	A·B
UTUtah	$42,750	$113,584	-$70,833	A·B
FLFlorida	$44,308	$114,768	-$70,461	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,727	$121,573	-$68,846	A·B
AZArizona	$46,889	$115,592	-$68,703	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$47,335	$115,995	-$68,660	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,215	$112,805	-$68,590	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$59,856	$127,702	-$67,846	A·B
OROregon	$50,261	$117,544	-$67,282	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$33,261	$98,946	-$65,685	A·B
IDIdaho	$37,640	$102,454	-$64,813	A·B
MNMinnesota	$48,403	$113,215	-$64,811	A·B
MIMichigan	$45,361	$109,853	-$64,491	A·B
VTVermont	$39,868	$104,306	-$64,438	A·B
OHOhio	$45,972	$110,124	-$64,152	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,233	$105,276	-$64,042	A·B
INIndiana	$41,193	$104,956	-$63,763	A·B
WIWisconsin	$44,111	$107,824	-$63,713	A·B
KYKentucky	$36,229	$99,829	-$63,600	A·B
ALAlabama	$32,131	$94,767	-$62,636	A·B
NVNevada	$53,146	$115,452	-$62,306	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,251	$118,479	-$62,228	A·B
NENebraska	$40,894	$102,688	-$61,794	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$39,911	$101,560	-$61,648	A·B
OKOklahoma	$33,283	$94,757	-$61,474	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,105	$113,526	-$61,421	A·B
ILIllinois	$54,357	$115,001	-$60,643	A·B
MEMaine	$39,360	$99,666	-$60,306	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$36,273	$96,314	-$60,041	A·B
KSKansas	$39,865	$99,404	-$59,539	A·B
IAIowa	$39,912	$98,825	-$58,913	A·B
LALouisiana	$34,383	$92,439	-$58,056	A·B
MTMontana	$40,450	$98,441	-$57,990	A·B
ARArkansas	$30,745	$88,141	-$57,397	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$43,099	$99,799	-$56,700	A·B
MSMississippi	$28,616	$84,343	-$55,727	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$33,406	$87,623	-$54,217	A·B
AKAlaska	$59,081	$112,718	-$53,637	A·B
WYWyoming	$47,522	$100,415	-$52,893	A·B
HIHawaii	$56,073	$103,899	-$47,825	A·B