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

$101,870

national median wage

$80,496/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Operations Manager earns $45,090 more nationally

Operations Manager leads in 51 states · Firefighter leads in 0 states

Firefighter

$56,780

national median wage

$47,803/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
DCWashington D.C.	$103,047	$59,421	+$43,626	A·B
VAVirginia	$83,142	$42,064	+$41,078	A·B
NYNew York	$94,516	$57,054	+$37,462	A·B
TNTennessee	$72,736	$35,469	+$37,267	A·B
GAGeorgia	$72,939	$36,096	+$36,843	A·B
TXTexas	$81,881	$45,111	+$36,770	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$71,856	$35,695	+$36,160	A·B
WAWashington	$96,594	$61,192	+$35,403	A·B
DEDelaware	$78,179	$44,215	+$33,964	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$66,926	$33,261	+$33,665	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$80,474	$48,325	+$32,149	A·B
MDMaryland	$84,468	$52,727	+$31,741	A·B
FLFlorida	$75,550	$44,308	+$31,242	A·B
OKOklahoma	$63,711	$33,283	+$30,428	A·B
VTVermont	$70,273	$39,868	+$30,405	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$89,085	$58,777	+$30,308	A·B
COColorado	$81,252	$50,997	+$30,255	A·B
MNMinnesota	$78,504	$48,403	+$30,101	A·B
LALouisiana	$64,360	$34,383	+$29,977	A·B
ALAlabama	$61,899	$32,131	+$29,768	A·B
MSMississippi	$57,696	$28,616	+$29,080	A·B
KYKentucky	$65,248	$36,229	+$29,019	A·B
ARArkansas	$59,524	$30,745	+$28,780	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,002	$47,335	+$28,668	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$88,270	$59,856	+$28,414	A·B
MOMissouri	$69,329	$41,233	+$28,096	A·B
CTConnecticut	$84,323	$56,251	+$28,072	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$64,294	$36,273	+$28,021	A·B
UTUtah	$70,606	$42,750	+$27,856	A·B
INIndiana	$68,650	$41,193	+$27,457	A·B
IDIdaho	$65,087	$37,640	+$27,446	A·B
MIMichigan	$72,418	$45,361	+$27,057	A·B
RIRhode Island	$79,104	$52,105	+$26,999	A·B
AZArizona	$73,857	$46,889	+$26,968	A·B
KSKansas	$66,404	$39,865	+$26,539	A·B
NENebraska	$67,279	$40,894	+$26,385	A·B
MEMaine	$65,558	$39,360	+$26,198	A·B
WIWisconsin	$70,303	$44,111	+$26,193	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$59,189	$33,406	+$25,783	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$68,869	$43,099	+$25,770	A·B
OHOhio	$71,687	$45,972	+$25,715	A·B
OROregon	$75,777	$50,261	+$25,516	A·B
IAIowa	$65,158	$39,912	+$25,246	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$64,894	$39,911	+$24,983	A·B
ILIllinois	$77,515	$54,357	+$23,158	A·B
NVNevada	$76,253	$53,146	+$23,107	A·B
MTMontana	$62,945	$40,450	+$22,495	A·B
WYWyoming	$68,515	$47,522	+$20,993	A·B
CACalifornia	$90,009	$69,103	+$20,907	A·B
AKAlaska	$77,660	$59,081	+$18,579	A·B
HIHawaii	$71,853	$56,073	+$15,780	A·B