Accountant vs Electrician Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Accountant

$79,880

national median wage

$65,026/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Accountant earns $18,290 more nationally

Accountant leads in 49 states · Electrician leads in 2 states

Electrician

$61,590

national median wage

$51,668/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Accountant earns more after tax.

State	Accountant	Electrician	Difference
VAVirginia	$64,782	$46,696	+$18,086	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$77,933	$59,972	+$17,961	A·B
TXTexas	$65,441	$48,566	+$16,875	A·B
GAGeorgia	$60,404	$44,741	+$15,663	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$59,002	$43,629	+$15,373	A·B
FLFlorida	$60,995	$47,007	+$13,987	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$55,594	$41,625	+$13,970	A·B
TNTennessee	$58,546	$46,356	+$12,190	A·B
MDMaryland	$64,207	$52,356	+$11,851	A·B
AZArizona	$59,609	$48,026	+$11,583	A·B
DEDelaware	$63,242	$51,946	+$11,296	A·B
CTConnecticut	$66,763	$55,609	+$11,154	A·B
NYNew York	$72,864	$61,730	+$11,134	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$64,153	$54,102	+$10,051	A·B
VTVermont	$57,759	$47,736	+$10,023	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$70,074	$60,125	+$9,949	A·B
ALAlabama	$50,780	$41,323	+$9,456	A·B
MEMaine	$56,380	$46,933	+$9,447	A·B
ARArkansas	$50,300	$40,995	+$9,305	A·B
OKOklahoma	$52,719	$43,784	+$8,936	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$69,534	$61,182	+$8,352	A·B
MSMississippi	$47,476	$39,207	+$8,269	A·B
UTUtah	$56,901	$48,738	+$8,163	A·B
COColorado	$62,443	$54,543	+$7,901	A·B
RIRhode Island	$64,260	$56,461	+$7,799	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$53,349	$45,985	+$7,364	A·B
CACalifornia	$68,529	$61,832	+$6,697	A·B
WAWashington	$71,681	$65,103	+$6,578	A·B
KSKansas	$53,978	$47,576	+$6,402	A·B
LALouisiana	$54,438	$48,125	+$6,313	A·B
OHOhio	$59,555	$53,816	+$5,739	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$53,475	$47,795	+$5,681	A·B
KYKentucky	$52,728	$47,078	+$5,650	A·B
IDIdaho	$52,550	$46,996	+$5,554	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$61,268	$56,020	+$5,248	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$50,576	$45,431	+$5,145	A·B
AKAlaska	$65,525	$70,625	-$5,100	A·B
NENebraska	$54,687	$49,701	+$4,986	A·B
INIndiana	$55,392	$51,049	+$4,343	A·B
MIMichigan	$58,590	$54,373	+$4,217	A·B
IAIowa	$53,876	$49,661	+$4,215	A·B
OROregon	$58,855	$54,870	+$3,986	A·B
NVNevada	$59,911	$56,724	+$3,187	A·B
MNMinnesota	$61,924	$58,848	+$3,076	A·B
HIHawaii	$57,533	$60,495	-$2,962	A·B
MOMissouri	$55,990	$53,231	+$2,759	A·B
WIWisconsin	$56,018	$53,800	+$2,218	A·B
ILIllinois	$62,683	$60,950	+$1,733	A·B
MTMontana	$51,923	$50,873	+$1,050	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,971	$56,176	+$795	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,869	$55,664	+$205	A·B