Physical Therapist vs Firefighter Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Physical Therapist

$101,020

national median wage

$79,898/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physical Therapist earns $41,490 more nationally

Physical Therapist 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 = Physical Therapist earns more after tax.

State	Physical Therapist	Firefighter	Difference
LALouisiana	$76,937	$28,633	+$48,303	A·B
KYKentucky	$74,126	$30,840	+$43,287	A·B
MSMississippi	$73,575	$30,746	+$42,828	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$73,489	$31,133	+$42,356	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$75,991	$34,293	+$41,698	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$76,350	$35,788	+$40,563	A·B
TNTennessee	$79,644	$40,186	+$39,459	A·B
ARArkansas	$73,364	$34,549	+$38,815	A·B
MNMinnesota	$73,185	$34,491	+$38,694	A·B
GAGeorgia	$75,870	$37,354	+$38,517	A·B
KSKansas	$73,648	$35,923	+$37,725	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$74,948	$37,508	+$37,440	A·B
DEDelaware	$75,807	$38,702	+$37,105	A·B
WIWisconsin	$75,547	$39,197	+$36,350	A·B
WYWyoming	$79,975	$43,841	+$36,133	A·B
OKOklahoma	$74,712	$38,580	+$36,132	A·B
ALAlabama	$72,511	$38,229	+$34,282	A·B
UTUtah	$73,130	$39,595	+$33,535	A·B
VTVermont	$71,113	$38,134	+$32,979	A·B
AKAlaska	$85,258	$52,977	+$32,281	A·B
MOMissouri	$71,314	$39,785	+$31,529	A·B
MEMaine	$69,664	$38,314	+$31,350	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$71,610	$40,362	+$31,248	A·B
TXTexas	$81,790	$51,065	+$30,725	A·B
AZArizona	$78,209	$48,242	+$29,967	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,493	$44,720	+$29,774	A·B
FLFlorida	$78,392	$49,072	+$29,320	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$77,210	$48,004	+$29,207	A·B
IAIowa	$73,257	$45,040	+$28,217	A·B
VAVirginia	$74,703	$46,486	+$28,217	A·B
OHOhio	$77,037	$49,111	+$27,926	A·B
IDIdaho	$70,577	$43,455	+$27,121	A·B
NVNevada	$82,817	$56,049	+$26,768	A·B
HIHawaii	$73,574	$47,018	+$26,556	A·B
INIndiana	$75,794	$49,787	+$26,007	A·B
CACalifornia	$88,165	$63,837	+$24,329	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$69,036	$45,296	+$23,741	A·B
NENebraska	$73,065	$49,706	+$23,359	A·B
RIRhode Island	$77,934	$55,721	+$22,214	A·B
MDMaryland	$77,634	$55,494	+$22,140	A·B
OROregon	$73,755	$54,560	+$19,195	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$75,877	$56,827	+$19,050	A·B
MTMontana	$70,304	$51,364	+$18,940	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$75,821	$56,888	+$18,933	A·B
CTConnecticut	$76,824	$59,943	+$16,881	A·B
ILIllinois	$76,585	$60,693	+$15,892	A·B
COColorado	$75,647	$60,030	+$15,617	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$74,119	$60,926	+$13,193	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$79,037	$67,105	+$11,932	A·B
NYNew York	$73,953	$66,830	+$7,123	A·B
WAWashington	$80,685	$74,600	+$6,085	A·B