UX Designer vs Firefighter Salary After Tax (2026)

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

UX Designer

$98,090

national median wage

$77,836/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

UX Designer earns $38,560 more nationally

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

State	UX Designer	Firefighter	Difference
GAGeorgia	$74,958	$37,354	+$37,604	A·B
VTVermont	$74,505	$38,134	+$36,371	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$75,402	$40,362	+$35,040	A·B
UTUtah	$74,263	$39,595	+$34,668	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$65,738	$31,133	+$34,605	A·B
MNMinnesota	$64,339	$34,491	+$29,848	A·B
HIHawaii	$76,599	$47,018	+$29,581	A·B
CACalifornia	$92,264	$63,837	+$28,427	A·B
RIRhode Island	$83,379	$55,721	+$27,659	A·B
MEMaine	$64,823	$38,314	+$26,509	A·B
OKOklahoma	$64,452	$38,580	+$25,873	A·B
WAWashington	$98,043	$74,600	+$23,443	A·B
WIWisconsin	$62,387	$39,197	+$23,190	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,263	$34,293	+$22,970	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$79,340	$56,827	+$22,513	A·B
LALouisiana	$51,065	$28,633	+$22,431	A·B
KYKentucky	$53,165	$30,840	+$22,325	A·B
NYNew York	$88,306	$66,830	+$21,476	A·B
KSKansas	$57,326	$35,923	+$21,403	A·B
TXTexas	$71,885	$51,065	+$20,820	A·B
OHOhio	$69,215	$49,111	+$20,104	A·B
MOMissouri	$59,871	$39,785	+$20,087	A·B
MSMississippi	$48,841	$30,746	+$18,095	A·B
COColorado	$78,120	$60,030	+$18,090	A·B
MIMichigan	$62,701	$44,720	+$17,982	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$55,476	$37,508	+$17,968	A·B
DEDelaware	$55,643	$38,702	+$16,941	A·B
OROregon	$70,392	$54,560	+$15,831	A·B
MTMontana	$66,907	$51,364	+$15,543	A·B
AZArizona	$62,379	$48,242	+$14,138	A·B
IAIowa	$57,904	$45,040	+$12,864	A·B
FLFlorida	$61,930	$49,072	+$12,858	A·B
MDMaryland	$68,024	$55,494	+$12,530	A·B
CTConnecticut	$71,966	$59,943	+$12,023	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$59,623	$48,004	+$11,619	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,668	$40,186	+$11,482	A·B
ARArkansas	$45,956	$34,549	+$11,406	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$46,981	$35,788	+$11,193	A·B
ILIllinois	$70,882	$60,693	+$10,189	A·B
IDIdaho	$53,436	$43,455	+$9,981	A·B
NVNevada	$65,975	$56,049	+$9,926	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,917	$45,296	+$8,622	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$68,589	$60,926	+$7,663	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$49,344	$56,888	-$7,544	A·B
INIndiana	$56,410	$49,787	+$6,623	A·B
VAVirginia	$52,409	$46,486	+$5,923	A·B
AKAlaska	$57,505	$52,977	+$4,528	A·B
ALAlabama	$39,947	$38,229	+$1,718	A·B
NENebraska	$50,418	$49,706	+$713	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,416	$43,841	-$426	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$66,727	$67,105	-$377	A·B