Graphic Designer vs Firefighter Salary After Tax (2026)

Side-by-side take-home pay comparison across all 50 states. Single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax rates.

Graphic Designer

$61,300

national median wage

$51,435/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Graphic Designer earns $1,770 more nationally

Graphic Designer leads in 24 states · Firefighter leads in 27 states

Firefighter

$59,530

national median wage

$50,012/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Graphic Designer earns more after tax.

State	Graphic Designer	Firefighter	Difference
PAPennsylvania	$43,131	$56,888	-$13,757	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$53,551	$67,105	-$13,554	A·B
ILIllinois	$47,572	$60,693	-$13,121	A·B
VTVermont	$50,492	$38,134	+$12,359	A·B
MNMinnesota	$46,796	$34,491	+$12,305	A·B
WAWashington	$62,303	$74,600	-$12,297	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$47,056	$35,788	+$11,268	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,327	$31,133	+$10,194	A·B
KYKentucky	$40,976	$30,840	+$10,137	A·B
LALouisiana	$38,379	$28,633	+$9,746	A·B
NYNew York	$57,834	$66,830	-$8,996	A·B
GAGeorgia	$46,290	$37,354	+$8,937	A·B
VAVirginia	$54,903	$46,486	+$8,417	A·B
WIWisconsin	$47,301	$39,197	+$8,104	A·B
CTConnecticut	$51,852	$59,943	-$8,091	A·B
NVNevada	$48,124	$56,049	-$7,925	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$45,107	$37,508	+$7,599	A·B
UTUtah	$46,983	$39,595	+$7,388	A·B
NENebraska	$42,626	$49,706	-$7,080	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$67,903	$60,926	+$6,977	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,964	$43,841	-$6,878	A·B
COColorado	$53,289	$60,030	-$6,741	A·B
MTMontana	$44,824	$51,364	-$6,540	A·B
AKAlaska	$46,557	$52,977	-$6,420	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,068	$30,746	+$6,322	A·B
OROregon	$48,457	$54,560	-$6,104	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,761	$38,702	+$6,059	A·B
IAIowa	$39,199	$45,040	-$5,841	A·B
HIHawaii	$41,263	$47,018	-$5,755	A·B
AZArizona	$43,251	$48,242	-$4,990	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$40,668	$45,296	-$4,628	A·B
MEMaine	$42,730	$38,314	+$4,416	A·B
KSKansas	$40,230	$35,923	+$4,307	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,562	$63,837	-$4,275	A·B
IDIdaho	$39,538	$43,455	-$3,918	A·B
INIndiana	$45,894	$49,787	-$3,893	A·B
RIRhode Island	$51,966	$55,721	-$3,754	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,753	$40,186	+$3,568	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$30,744	$34,293	-$3,549	A·B
OHOhio	$45,751	$49,111	-$3,360	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,859	$34,549	+$3,310	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$37,494	$40,362	-$2,869	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,659	$55,494	-$2,835	A·B
OKOklahoma	$40,886	$38,580	+$2,306	A·B
MIMichigan	$42,459	$44,720	-$2,260	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,958	$56,827	+$2,130	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,623	$39,785	+$1,838	A·B
TXTexas	$52,021	$51,065	+$956	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,711	$38,229	+$482	A·B
FLFlorida	$48,703	$49,072	-$370	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,229	$48,004	+$225	A·B