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

$81,220

national median wage

$65,968/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Registered Nurse earns $24,440 more nationally

Registered Nurse 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 = Registered Nurse earns more after tax.

State	Registered Nurse	Firefighter	Difference
VTVermont	$62,878	$39,868	+$23,010	A·B
OROregon	$72,789	$50,261	+$22,528	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$57,606	$35,695	+$21,911	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$61,281	$39,911	+$21,370	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$54,571	$33,261	+$21,310	A·B
TNTennessee	$56,640	$35,469	+$21,171	A·B
MSMississippi	$49,292	$28,616	+$20,675	A·B
GAGeorgia	$56,727	$36,096	+$20,631	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$53,977	$33,406	+$20,571	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,314	$30,745	+$20,569	A·B
WAWashington	$81,530	$61,192	+$20,338	A·B
MEMaine	$59,496	$39,360	+$20,137	A·B
NVNevada	$73,179	$53,146	+$20,033	A·B
LALouisiana	$54,141	$34,383	+$19,758	A·B
RIRhode Island	$71,717	$52,105	+$19,612	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$67,875	$48,325	+$19,550	A·B
IDIdaho	$57,069	$37,640	+$19,429	A·B
CACalifornia	$88,332	$69,103	+$19,229	A·B
OKOklahoma	$52,205	$33,283	+$18,923	A·B
HIHawaii	$74,952	$56,073	+$18,878	A·B
VAVirginia	$60,900	$42,064	+$18,836	A·B
TXTexas	$63,358	$45,111	+$18,247	A·B
AKAlaska	$77,231	$59,081	+$18,150	A·B
AZArizona	$64,806	$46,889	+$17,917	A·B
ALAlabama	$49,582	$32,131	+$17,451	A·B
DEDelaware	$61,247	$44,215	+$17,032	A·B
FLFlorida	$61,241	$44,308	+$16,933	A·B
NYNew York	$73,488	$57,054	+$16,434	A·B
WIWisconsin	$60,520	$44,111	+$16,409	A·B
MTMontana	$56,365	$40,450	+$15,915	A·B
KYKentucky	$52,140	$36,229	+$15,911	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$51,981	$36,273	+$15,708	A·B
INIndiana	$56,435	$41,193	+$15,242	A·B
UTUtah	$57,848	$42,750	+$15,097	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$62,412	$47,335	+$15,077	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$73,644	$58,777	+$14,867	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$74,191	$59,421	+$14,770	A·B
MNMinnesota	$62,896	$48,403	+$14,493	A·B
MIMichigan	$59,337	$45,361	+$13,976	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$56,375	$43,099	+$13,276	A·B
NENebraska	$54,164	$40,894	+$13,270	A·B
CTConnecticut	$69,422	$56,251	+$13,171	A·B
MOMissouri	$54,286	$41,233	+$13,052	A·B
MDMaryland	$65,585	$52,727	+$12,858	A·B
OHOhio	$58,791	$45,972	+$12,819	A·B
WYWyoming	$59,876	$47,522	+$12,354	A·B
KSKansas	$52,070	$39,865	+$12,205	A·B
IAIowa	$51,908	$39,912	+$11,996	A·B
COColorado	$62,707	$50,997	+$11,710	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$71,328	$59,856	+$11,472	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,747	$54,357	+$6,390	A·B