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

$98,580

national median wage

$78,181/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

UX Designer earns $41,800 more nationally

UX Designer 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 = UX Designer earns more after tax.

State	UX Designer	Firefighter	Difference
WAWashington	$101,379	$61,192	+$40,187	A·B
VAVirginia	$81,850	$42,064	+$39,786	A·B
GAGeorgia	$71,642	$36,096	+$35,546	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$71,197	$35,695	+$35,502	A·B
TNTennessee	$69,922	$35,469	+$34,453	A·B
TXTexas	$79,067	$45,111	+$33,956	A·B
NYNew York	$90,775	$57,054	+$33,721	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$91,077	$59,421	+$31,656	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$78,364	$48,325	+$30,039	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$63,089	$33,261	+$29,828	A·B
VTVermont	$69,636	$39,868	+$29,768	A·B
UTUtah	$71,920	$42,750	+$29,170	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$87,799	$58,777	+$29,022	A·B
COColorado	$79,933	$50,997	+$28,936	A·B
DEDelaware	$72,441	$44,215	+$28,227	A·B
OROregon	$78,241	$50,261	+$27,980	A·B
MDMaryland	$80,547	$52,727	+$27,820	A·B
OKOklahoma	$61,087	$33,283	+$27,804	A·B
FLFlorida	$72,032	$44,308	+$27,725	A·B
MNMinnesota	$75,326	$48,403	+$26,923	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$73,984	$47,335	+$26,649	A·B
IDIdaho	$63,796	$37,640	+$26,155	A·B
ALAlabama	$57,978	$32,131	+$25,847	A·B
MSMississippi	$54,414	$28,616	+$25,797	A·B
KYKentucky	$61,930	$36,229	+$25,702	A·B
MOMissouri	$66,707	$41,233	+$25,474	A·B
LALouisiana	$59,733	$34,383	+$25,350	A·B
AZArizona	$71,822	$46,889	+$24,933	A·B
ARArkansas	$55,585	$30,745	+$24,841	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$60,776	$36,273	+$24,504	A·B
CACalifornia	$93,552	$69,103	+$24,450	A·B
RIRhode Island	$76,480	$52,105	+$24,375	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$64,240	$39,911	+$24,328	A·B
INIndiana	$65,285	$41,193	+$24,092	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$83,791	$59,856	+$23,935	A·B
MIMichigan	$69,113	$45,361	+$23,752	A·B
OHOhio	$69,659	$45,972	+$23,687	A·B
MEMaine	$63,030	$39,360	+$23,670	A·B
WIWisconsin	$67,701	$44,111	+$23,591	A·B
NENebraska	$64,054	$40,894	+$23,160	A·B
KSKansas	$62,525	$39,865	+$22,660	A·B
IAIowa	$61,279	$39,912	+$21,367	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$54,623	$33,406	+$21,217	A·B
MTMontana	$61,656	$40,450	+$21,206	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,553	$54,357	+$21,196	A·B
CTConnecticut	$77,245	$56,251	+$20,994	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$63,404	$43,099	+$20,305	A·B
NVNevada	$72,736	$53,146	+$19,590	A·B
WYWyoming	$62,887	$47,522	+$15,365	A·B
AKAlaska	$72,032	$59,081	+$12,951	A·B
HIHawaii	$66,885	$56,073	+$10,812	A·B