Pharmacist vs Firefighter Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Pharmacist

$132,750

national median wage

$102,001/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $75,970 more nationally

Pharmacist 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 = Pharmacist earns more after tax.

State	Pharmacist	Firefighter	Difference
TNTennessee	$94,256	$35,469	+$58,787	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$105,883	$48,325	+$57,558	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$92,849	$36,273	+$56,577	A·B
ALAlabama	$87,118	$32,131	+$54,987	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$90,650	$35,695	+$54,954	A·B
VTVermont	$94,586	$39,868	+$54,718	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$87,767	$33,261	+$54,507	A·B
MSMississippi	$83,030	$28,616	+$54,414	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,859	$30,745	+$54,114	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,364	$44,308	+$54,057	A·B
GAGeorgia	$90,130	$36,096	+$54,034	A·B
TXTexas	$99,048	$45,111	+$53,937	A·B
OKOklahoma	$87,058	$33,283	+$53,775	A·B
LALouisiana	$87,885	$34,383	+$53,502	A·B
KYKentucky	$88,862	$36,229	+$52,633	A·B
VAVirginia	$94,312	$42,064	+$52,248	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$95,157	$43,099	+$52,058	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$85,013	$33,406	+$51,608	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,667	$59,081	+$51,586	A·B
INIndiana	$92,549	$41,193	+$51,356	A·B
MEMaine	$90,486	$39,360	+$51,126	A·B
IDIdaho	$88,693	$37,640	+$51,052	A·B
WAWashington	$112,034	$61,192	+$50,843	A·B
DEDelaware	$94,280	$44,215	+$50,065	A·B
WYWyoming	$96,997	$47,522	+$49,476	A·B
MOMissouri	$90,659	$41,233	+$49,426	A·B
MTMontana	$89,698	$40,450	+$49,247	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,322	$44,111	+$49,211	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$96,411	$47,335	+$49,076	A·B
AZArizona	$95,837	$46,889	+$48,948	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$88,842	$39,911	+$48,931	A·B
IAIowa	$88,801	$39,912	+$48,889	A·B
OHOhio	$94,677	$45,972	+$48,705	A·B
NENebraska	$89,561	$40,894	+$48,667	A·B
MIMichigan	$93,828	$45,361	+$48,466	A·B
KSKansas	$88,120	$39,865	+$48,255	A·B
UTUtah	$90,652	$42,750	+$47,901	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$52,105	+$47,429	A·B
MDMaryland	$99,532	$52,727	+$46,806	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$48,403	+$46,661	A·B
NVNevada	$99,731	$53,146	+$46,585	A·B
OROregon	$95,917	$50,261	+$45,656	A·B
COColorado	$95,958	$50,997	+$44,960	A·B
NYNew York	$101,119	$57,054	+$44,065	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$56,251	+$42,276	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$100,862	$58,777	+$42,085	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$59,421	+$41,585	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,687	$56,073	+$40,613	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,431	$59,856	+$40,575	A·B
ILIllinois	$94,713	$54,357	+$40,355	A·B
CACalifornia	$102,758	$69,103	+$33,655	A·B