Registered Nurse vs Firefighter Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Registered Nurse

$93,600

national median wage

$74,678/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Registered Nurse earns $34,070 more nationally

Registered Nurse 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 = Registered Nurse earns more after tax.

State	Registered Nurse	Firefighter	Difference
HIHawaii	$95,593	$47,018	+$48,575	A·B
MNMinnesota	$74,456	$34,491	+$39,965	A·B
CACalifornia	$98,222	$63,837	+$34,385	A·B
AKAlaska	$86,700	$52,977	+$33,723	A·B
LALouisiana	$62,342	$28,633	+$33,709	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$63,661	$31,133	+$32,528	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$67,927	$35,788	+$32,139	A·B
KYKentucky	$62,367	$30,840	+$31,528	A·B
OROregon	$85,760	$54,560	+$31,200	A·B
DEDelaware	$69,107	$38,702	+$30,405	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$76,950	$48,004	+$28,946	A·B
GAGeorgia	$65,855	$37,354	+$28,501	A·B
MSMississippi	$58,573	$30,746	+$27,827	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$62,086	$34,293	+$27,793	A·B
VTVermont	$65,573	$38,134	+$27,439	A·B
WIWisconsin	$66,199	$39,197	+$27,002	A·B
AZArizona	$74,972	$48,242	+$26,731	A·B
ARArkansas	$60,267	$34,549	+$25,717	A·B
NVNevada	$80,580	$56,049	+$24,531	A·B
MEMaine	$62,693	$38,314	+$24,379	A·B
KSKansas	$60,189	$35,923	+$24,266	A·B
TNTennessee	$64,428	$40,186	+$24,242	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,819	$38,580	+$24,240	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$61,403	$37,508	+$23,894	A·B
UTUtah	$63,048	$39,595	+$23,454	A·B
WYWyoming	$66,369	$43,841	+$22,528	A·B
MOMissouri	$62,136	$39,785	+$22,351	A·B
IDIdaho	$65,691	$43,455	+$22,236	A·B
TXTexas	$72,152	$51,065	+$21,087	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,709	$44,720	+$20,989	A·B
VAVirginia	$67,022	$46,486	+$20,536	A·B
RIRhode Island	$76,006	$55,721	+$20,285	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$75,687	$56,827	+$18,860	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$63,619	$45,296	+$18,323	A·B
FLFlorida	$67,115	$49,072	+$18,043	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$57,730	$40,362	+$17,368	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,520	$38,229	+$17,291	A·B
MDMaryland	$72,714	$55,494	+$17,220	A·B
IAIowa	$60,659	$45,040	+$15,619	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$76,463	$60,926	+$15,537	A·B
CTConnecticut	$75,453	$59,943	+$15,511	A·B
OHOhio	$64,537	$49,111	+$15,426	A·B
INIndiana	$63,278	$49,787	+$13,491	A·B
COColorado	$73,193	$60,030	+$13,164	A·B
WAWashington	$87,749	$74,600	+$13,148	A·B
NENebraska	$62,853	$49,706	+$13,147	A·B
MTMontana	$62,960	$51,364	+$11,596	A·B
NYNew York	$77,929	$66,830	+$11,100	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$67,774	$56,888	+$10,886	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$76,747	$67,105	+$9,642	A·B
ILIllinois	$65,487	$60,693	+$4,794	A·B