Physician Assistant vs Firefighter Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Physician Assistant

$130,020

national median wage

$100,135/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $73,240 more nationally

Physician Assistant 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 = Physician Assistant earns more after tax.

State	Physician Assistant	Firefighter	Difference
NHNew Hampshire	$104,516	$48,325	+$56,191	A·B
WAWashington	$114,768	$61,192	+$53,577	A·B
VTVermont	$93,371	$39,868	+$53,503	A·B
TNTennessee	$88,628	$35,469	+$53,159	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$88,048	$35,695	+$52,353	A·B
GAGeorgia	$88,237	$36,096	+$52,142	A·B
TXTexas	$96,997	$45,111	+$51,886	A·B
MEMaine	$91,098	$39,360	+$51,738	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$83,291	$33,261	+$50,030	A·B
FLFlorida	$94,256	$44,308	+$49,949	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$89,497	$39,911	+$49,586	A·B
NVNevada	$102,465	$53,146	+$49,319	A·B
MSMississippi	$77,778	$28,616	+$49,162	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,182	$42,064	+$49,118	A·B
LALouisiana	$83,258	$34,383	+$48,875	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$85,111	$36,273	+$48,838	A·B
OKOklahoma	$81,810	$33,283	+$48,527	A·B
IDIdaho	$86,123	$37,640	+$48,483	A·B
DEDelaware	$92,427	$44,215	+$48,213	A·B
INIndiana	$89,237	$41,193	+$48,044	A·B
ALAlabama	$79,929	$32,131	+$47,799	A·B
AZArizona	$94,520	$46,889	+$47,631	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,294	$30,745	+$47,549	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$52,105	+$47,429	A·B
KYKentucky	$83,554	$36,229	+$47,325	A·B
OROregon	$97,086	$50,261	+$46,825	A·B
AKAlaska	$105,883	$59,081	+$46,802	A·B
WYWyoming	$94,256	$47,522	+$46,735	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$48,403	+$46,661	A·B
MTMontana	$86,528	$40,450	+$46,078	A·B
UTUtah	$88,733	$42,750	+$45,983	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$89,082	$43,099	+$45,983	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$93,147	$47,335	+$45,812	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$79,143	$33,406	+$45,737	A·B
MDMaryland	$98,270	$52,727	+$45,544	A·B
WIWisconsin	$89,539	$44,111	+$45,428	A·B
MIMichigan	$90,623	$45,361	+$45,261	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$104,029	$58,777	+$45,252	A·B
NENebraska	$85,723	$40,894	+$44,829	A·B
OHOhio	$90,788	$45,972	+$44,816	A·B
COColorado	$95,318	$50,997	+$44,321	A·B
MOMissouri	$85,448	$41,233	+$44,215	A·B
KSKansas	$83,594	$39,865	+$43,730	A·B
IAIowa	$83,641	$39,912	+$43,730	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,151	$56,251	+$42,900	A·B
NYNew York	$99,872	$57,054	+$42,818	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$59,421	+$41,585	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$101,051	$59,856	+$41,194	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,086	$56,073	+$40,012	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,177	$54,357	+$37,819	A·B
CACalifornia	$105,120	$69,103	+$36,017	A·B