Firefighter vs UX Designer 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)

UX Designer earns $38,560 more nationally

Firefighter leads in 3 states · UX Designer leads in 48 states

UX Designer

$98,090

national median wage

$77,836/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	UX Designer	Difference
GAGeorgia	$37,354	$74,958	-$37,604	A·B
VTVermont	$38,134	$74,505	-$36,371	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,362	$75,402	-$35,040	A·B
UTUtah	$39,595	$74,263	-$34,668	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$31,133	$65,738	-$34,605	A·B
MNMinnesota	$34,491	$64,339	-$29,848	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,018	$76,599	-$29,581	A·B
CACalifornia	$63,837	$92,264	-$28,427	A·B
RIRhode Island	$55,721	$83,379	-$27,659	A·B
MEMaine	$38,314	$64,823	-$26,509	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,580	$64,452	-$25,873	A·B
WAWashington	$74,600	$98,043	-$23,443	A·B
WIWisconsin	$39,197	$62,387	-$23,190	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,293	$57,263	-$22,970	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,827	$79,340	-$22,513	A·B
LALouisiana	$28,633	$51,065	-$22,431	A·B
KYKentucky	$30,840	$53,165	-$22,325	A·B
NYNew York	$66,830	$88,306	-$21,476	A·B
KSKansas	$35,923	$57,326	-$21,403	A·B
TXTexas	$51,065	$71,885	-$20,820	A·B
OHOhio	$49,111	$69,215	-$20,104	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,785	$59,871	-$20,087	A·B
MSMississippi	$30,746	$48,841	-$18,095	A·B
COColorado	$60,030	$78,120	-$18,090	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,720	$62,701	-$17,982	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$37,508	$55,476	-$17,968	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,702	$55,643	-$16,941	A·B
OROregon	$54,560	$70,392	-$15,831	A·B
MTMontana	$51,364	$66,907	-$15,543	A·B
AZArizona	$48,242	$62,379	-$14,138	A·B
IAIowa	$45,040	$57,904	-$12,864	A·B
FLFlorida	$49,072	$61,930	-$12,858	A·B
MDMaryland	$55,494	$68,024	-$12,530	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,943	$71,966	-$12,023	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,004	$59,623	-$11,619	A·B
TNTennessee	$40,186	$51,668	-$11,482	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,549	$45,956	-$11,406	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$35,788	$46,981	-$11,193	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,693	$70,882	-$10,189	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,455	$53,436	-$9,981	A·B
NVNevada	$56,049	$65,975	-$9,926	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$45,296	$53,917	-$8,622	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,926	$68,589	-$7,663	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,888	$49,344	+$7,544	A·B
INIndiana	$49,787	$56,410	-$6,623	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,486	$52,409	-$5,923	A·B
AKAlaska	$52,977	$57,505	-$4,528	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,229	$39,947	-$1,718	A·B
NENebraska	$49,706	$50,418	-$713	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,841	$43,416	+$426	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$67,105	$66,727	+$377	A·B