Operations Manager vs Firefighter Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Operations Manager

$102,950

national median wage

$81,255/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Operations Manager earns $43,420 more nationally

Operations Manager leads in 51 states · Firefighter leads in 0 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 = Operations Manager earns more after tax.

State	Operations Manager	Firefighter	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$102,472	$40,362	+$62,110	A·B
DEDelaware	$97,040	$38,702	+$58,338	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$114,346	$60,926	+$53,420	A·B
LALouisiana	$77,954	$28,633	+$49,320	A·B
WIWisconsin	$83,828	$39,197	+$44,631	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$75,161	$31,133	+$44,028	A·B
VAVirginia	$88,152	$46,486	+$41,667	A·B
TNTennessee	$81,185	$40,186	+$40,999	A·B
AKAlaska	$93,581	$52,977	+$40,603	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,582	$38,229	+$40,353	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$75,742	$35,788	+$39,954	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,420	$67,105	+$39,315	A·B
GAGeorgia	$74,482	$37,354	+$37,129	A·B
MSMississippi	$67,742	$30,746	+$36,996	A·B
MNMinnesota	$71,444	$34,491	+$36,953	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$73,912	$37,508	+$36,404	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$84,147	$48,004	+$36,143	A·B
COColorado	$95,327	$60,030	+$35,297	A·B
RIRhode Island	$90,485	$55,721	+$34,765	A·B
CTConnecticut	$93,714	$59,943	+$33,772	A·B
MEMaine	$71,465	$38,314	+$33,151	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$89,945	$56,827	+$33,118	A·B
VTVermont	$70,763	$38,134	+$32,629	A·B
INIndiana	$81,928	$49,787	+$32,141	A·B
WYWyoming	$75,592	$43,841	+$31,751	A·B
FLFlorida	$79,708	$49,072	+$30,635	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,956	$44,720	+$30,236	A·B
KYKentucky	$60,522	$30,840	+$29,683	A·B
UTUtah	$68,948	$39,595	+$29,354	A·B
HIHawaii	$76,348	$47,018	+$29,330	A·B
KSKansas	$65,073	$35,923	+$29,149	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$73,900	$45,296	+$28,604	A·B
TXTexas	$79,384	$51,065	+$28,319	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$62,414	$34,293	+$28,120	A·B
NYNew York	$93,485	$66,830	+$26,655	A·B
WAWashington	$100,285	$74,600	+$25,685	A·B
CACalifornia	$89,311	$63,837	+$25,475	A·B
OHOhio	$73,826	$49,111	+$24,715	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,464	$38,580	+$23,884	A·B
MDMaryland	$78,284	$55,494	+$22,789	A·B
AZArizona	$70,298	$48,242	+$22,056	A·B
MOMissouri	$60,587	$39,785	+$20,802	A·B
NVNevada	$75,655	$56,049	+$19,607	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,379	$56,888	+$19,491	A·B
IAIowa	$63,094	$45,040	+$18,055	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,491	$34,549	+$16,941	A·B
IDIdaho	$59,434	$43,455	+$15,978	A·B
OROregon	$70,151	$54,560	+$15,591	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,310	$60,693	+$14,617	A·B
NENebraska	$63,873	$49,706	+$14,167	A·B
MTMontana	$65,341	$51,364	+$13,977	A·B