Plumber vs Firefighter Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Plumber

$61,550

national median wage

$51,635/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Plumber earns $4,770 more nationally

Plumber leads in 48 states · Firefighter leads in 3 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 = Plumber earns more after tax.

State	Plumber	Firefighter	Difference
NDNorth Dakota	$56,914	$43,099	+$13,816	A·B
LALouisiana	$46,200	$34,383	+$11,817	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$47,047	$36,273	+$10,775	A·B
WIWisconsin	$54,756	$44,111	+$10,646	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$43,911	$33,406	+$10,505	A·B
MOMissouri	$51,697	$41,233	+$10,464	A·B
MSMississippi	$39,033	$28,616	+$10,417	A·B
TNTennessee	$45,874	$35,469	+$10,405	A·B
IAIowa	$50,131	$39,912	+$10,220	A·B
KYKentucky	$46,070	$36,229	+$9,842	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,760	$47,335	+$9,426	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,156	$30,745	+$9,411	A·B
MNMinnesota	$57,812	$48,403	+$9,409	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,830	$47,522	+$9,308	A·B
OKOklahoma	$42,589	$33,283	+$9,306	A·B
INIndiana	$50,423	$41,193	+$9,230	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,915	$69,103	-$9,188	A·B
AKAlaska	$68,142	$59,081	+$9,061	A·B
MIMichigan	$54,102	$45,361	+$8,741	A·B
NENebraska	$49,500	$40,894	+$8,606	A·B
ALAlabama	$40,411	$32,131	+$8,281	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,358	$33,261	+$8,098	A·B
NYNew York	$64,506	$57,054	+$7,451	A·B
IDIdaho	$44,954	$37,640	+$7,313	A·B
MTMontana	$47,679	$40,450	+$7,229	A·B
VTVermont	$46,836	$39,868	+$6,968	A·B
ILIllinois	$61,165	$54,357	+$6,808	A·B
GAGeorgia	$42,870	$36,096	+$6,774	A·B
KSKansas	$46,613	$39,865	+$6,748	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$42,332	$35,695	+$6,637	A·B
MEMaine	$45,609	$39,360	+$6,249	A·B
RIRhode Island	$58,293	$52,105	+$6,188	A·B
OHOhio	$52,062	$45,972	+$6,090	A·B
DEDelaware	$50,064	$44,215	+$5,849	A·B
UTUtah	$48,087	$42,750	+$5,337	A·B
HIHawaii	$60,855	$56,073	+$4,782	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$44,393	$39,911	+$4,482	A·B
OROregon	$54,673	$50,261	+$4,411	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,383	$48,325	+$4,058	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,085	$42,064	+$4,021	A·B
WAWashington	$64,857	$61,192	+$3,665	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$63,021	$59,421	+$3,600	A·B
TXTexas	$48,325	$45,111	+$3,214	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$61,332	$58,777	+$2,555	A·B
NVNevada	$55,147	$53,146	+$2,001	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$61,596	$59,856	+$1,740	A·B
FLFlorida	$45,553	$44,308	+$1,245	A·B
COColorado	$52,106	$50,997	+$1,109	A·B
AZArizona	$46,663	$46,889	-$226	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,205	$56,251	-$45	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,772	$52,727	+$45	A·B