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

$60,840

national median wage

$51,065/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Social Worker earns $4,060 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 42 states · Firefighter leads in 9 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 = Social Worker earns more after tax.

State	Social Worker	Firefighter	Difference
VAVirginia	$51,322	$42,064	+$9,258	A·B
VTVermont	$48,570	$39,868	+$8,702	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,248	$28,616	+$8,632	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,699	$33,261	+$8,438	A·B
CACalifornia	$60,806	$69,103	-$8,297	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,591	$35,695	+$7,896	A·B
GAGeorgia	$43,888	$36,096	+$7,792	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,030	$35,469	+$7,561	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,863	$30,745	+$7,119	A·B
MEMaine	$46,286	$39,360	+$6,926	A·B
LALouisiana	$40,846	$34,383	+$6,463	A·B
OKOklahoma	$39,641	$33,283	+$6,358	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,467	$32,131	+$6,337	A·B
KYKentucky	$41,886	$36,229	+$5,658	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$39,010	$33,406	+$5,604	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$45,502	$39,911	+$5,591	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$41,423	$36,273	+$5,150	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,009	$44,215	+$4,795	A·B
IDIdaho	$42,419	$37,640	+$4,779	A·B
ILIllinois	$49,681	$54,357	-$4,676	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,672	$48,325	+$4,347	A·B
TXTexas	$49,458	$45,111	+$4,347	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,602	$56,073	-$3,471	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,767	$59,421	+$3,346	A·B
MNMinnesota	$51,647	$48,403	+$3,244	A·B
NVNevada	$50,261	$53,146	-$2,885	A·B
FLFlorida	$47,047	$44,308	+$2,740	A·B
INIndiana	$43,829	$41,193	+$2,636	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,810	$41,233	+$2,576	A·B
WIWisconsin	$46,670	$44,111	+$2,559	A·B
IAIowa	$42,457	$39,912	+$2,546	A·B
KSKansas	$42,410	$39,865	+$2,546	A·B
NENebraska	$43,435	$40,894	+$2,541	A·B
MTMontana	$42,989	$40,450	+$2,539	A·B
CTConnecticut	$53,923	$56,251	-$2,328	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,541	$59,856	-$2,315	A·B
OROregon	$52,369	$50,261	+$2,108	A·B
WYWyoming	$45,440	$47,522	-$2,081	A·B
AZArizona	$48,765	$46,889	+$1,876	A·B
RIRhode Island	$53,917	$52,105	+$1,812	A·B
MDMaryland	$54,315	$52,727	+$1,588	A·B
NYNew York	$58,617	$57,054	+$1,563	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$44,216	$43,099	+$1,117	A·B
OHOhio	$47,066	$45,972	+$1,094	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$48,424	$47,335	+$1,090	A·B
MIMichigan	$46,434	$45,361	+$1,073	A·B
UTUtah	$43,817	$42,750	+$1,067	A·B
AKAlaska	$60,073	$59,081	+$992	A·B
COColorado	$50,549	$50,997	-$448	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,391	$58,777	-$386	A·B
WAWashington	$61,480	$61,192	+$288	A·B