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

$133,260

national median wage

$102,349/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $73,730 more nationally

Physician Assistant 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 = Physician Assistant earns more after tax.

State	Physician Assistant	Firefighter	Difference
LALouisiana	$96,352	$28,633	+$67,719	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$101,421	$35,788	+$65,633	A·B
HIHawaii	$111,733	$47,018	+$64,715	A·B
MNMinnesota	$98,376	$34,491	+$63,885	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$94,503	$31,133	+$63,370	A·B
VTVermont	$99,258	$38,134	+$61,124	A·B
MOMissouri	$100,804	$39,785	+$61,019	A·B
DEDelaware	$98,164	$38,702	+$59,462	A·B
WYWyoming	$102,397	$43,841	+$58,556	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$98,843	$40,362	+$58,481	A·B
UTUtah	$97,117	$39,595	+$57,523	A·B
WIWisconsin	$96,390	$39,197	+$57,193	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$105,131	$48,004	+$57,127	A·B
OKOklahoma	$95,295	$38,580	+$56,716	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$90,227	$34,293	+$55,934	A·B
MEMaine	$93,087	$38,314	+$54,772	A·B
KSKansas	$90,177	$35,923	+$54,253	A·B
IAIowa	$97,988	$45,040	+$52,948	A·B
AZArizona	$100,724	$48,242	+$52,483	A·B
KYKentucky	$82,683	$30,840	+$51,843	A·B
AKAlaska	$104,461	$52,977	+$51,484	A·B
MIMichigan	$96,116	$44,720	+$51,396	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$96,309	$45,296	+$51,013	A·B
TXTexas	$102,042	$51,065	+$50,977	A·B
VAVirginia	$96,897	$46,486	+$50,411	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,454	$43,455	+$49,999	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$86,686	$37,508	+$49,178	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,207	$49,072	+$49,135	A·B
TNTennessee	$89,022	$40,186	+$48,836	A·B
INIndiana	$97,754	$49,787	+$47,967	A·B
MSMississippi	$78,544	$30,746	+$47,798	A·B
RIRhode Island	$102,925	$55,721	+$47,205	A·B
CACalifornia	$110,475	$63,837	+$46,638	A·B
NVNevada	$102,479	$56,049	+$46,430	A·B
OHOhio	$95,203	$49,111	+$46,092	A·B
OROregon	$100,502	$54,560	+$45,942	A·B
MTMontana	$96,005	$51,364	+$44,642	A·B
NENebraska	$93,795	$49,706	+$44,089	A·B
WAWashington	$118,569	$74,600	+$43,968	A·B
GAGeorgia	$81,122	$37,354	+$43,768	A·B
ARArkansas	$77,823	$34,549	+$43,274	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$98,966	$56,827	+$42,139	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,842	$55,494	+$41,348	A·B
NYNew York	$107,636	$66,830	+$40,806	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,833	$59,943	+$38,891	A·B
ALAlabama	$75,504	$38,229	+$37,275	A·B
COColorado	$96,331	$60,030	+$36,301	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$92,788	$56,888	+$35,900	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,532	$67,105	+$33,427	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,680	$60,926	+$31,754	A·B
ILIllinois	$89,386	$60,693	+$28,693	A·B