Social Worker vs Firefighter Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Social Worker

$68,090

national median wage

$56,731/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Social Worker earns $8,560 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 41 states · Firefighter leads in 10 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 = Social Worker earns more after tax.

State	Social Worker	Firefighter	Difference
LALouisiana	$52,364	$28,633	+$23,731	A·B
VTVermont	$61,264	$38,134	+$23,130	A·B
MNMinnesota	$56,319	$34,491	+$21,828	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$52,430	$31,133	+$21,297	A·B
KYKentucky	$52,127	$30,840	+$21,287	A·B
MEMaine	$56,134	$38,314	+$17,820	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$53,343	$35,788	+$17,555	A·B
UTUtah	$56,529	$39,595	+$16,934	A·B
HIHawaii	$63,472	$47,018	+$16,454	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$63,703	$48,004	+$15,699	A·B
ARArkansas	$49,793	$34,549	+$15,244	A·B
KSKansas	$51,042	$35,923	+$15,118	A·B
MSMississippi	$45,795	$30,746	+$15,049	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$52,230	$37,508	+$14,721	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$48,843	$34,293	+$14,549	A·B
NYNew York	$53,106	$66,830	-$13,724	A·B
WIWisconsin	$52,511	$39,197	+$13,314	A·B
IDIdaho	$56,025	$43,455	+$12,570	A·B
WAWashington	$62,064	$74,600	-$12,536	A·B
GAGeorgia	$49,470	$37,354	+$12,116	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,925	$40,186	+$11,739	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,675	$38,702	+$10,973	A·B
AKAlaska	$63,696	$52,977	+$10,719	A·B
WYWyoming	$54,247	$43,841	+$10,405	A·B
COColorado	$50,539	$60,030	-$9,490	A·B
MIMichigan	$52,992	$44,720	+$8,272	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$69,072	$60,926	+$8,146	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,331	$45,296	+$8,035	A·B
ALAlabama	$46,148	$38,229	+$7,919	A·B
OROregon	$61,878	$54,560	+$7,318	A·B
TXTexas	$58,047	$51,065	+$6,982	A·B
FLFlorida	$56,028	$49,072	+$6,956	A·B
ILIllinois	$53,911	$60,693	-$6,782	A·B
RIRhode Island	$62,367	$55,721	+$6,647	A·B
NVNevada	$62,493	$56,049	+$6,444	A·B
IAIowa	$51,194	$45,040	+$6,155	A·B
AZArizona	$54,380	$48,242	+$6,138	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$50,874	$56,888	-$6,014	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,679	$63,837	+$5,842	A·B
VAVirginia	$50,887	$46,486	+$4,401	A·B
INIndiana	$54,166	$49,787	+$4,379	A·B
OHOhio	$53,208	$49,111	+$4,097	A·B
MTMontana	$47,389	$51,364	-$3,975	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$63,298	$67,105	-$3,807	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$43,930	$40,362	+$3,568	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,257	$39,785	+$3,472	A·B
OKOklahoma	$42,039	$38,580	+$3,459	A·B
CTConnecticut	$62,692	$59,943	+$2,750	A·B
MDMaryland	$53,782	$55,494	-$1,712	A·B
NENebraska	$48,599	$49,706	-$1,107	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,285	$56,827	-$542	A·B