Accountant vs Social Worker Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Accountant

$81,680

national median wage

$66,292/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Accountant earns $13,590 more nationally

Accountant leads in 47 states · Social Worker leads in 4 states

Social Worker

$68,090

national median wage

$56,731/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	Social Worker	Difference
NYNew York	$75,024	$52,784	+$22,240	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$63,218	$43,930	+$19,288	A·B
COColorado	$68,517	$50,263	+$18,254	A·B
OKOklahoma	$59,961	$42,039	+$17,923	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$71,721	$55,952	+$15,768	A·B
MOMissouri	$57,830	$43,257	+$14,572	A·B
DEDelaware	$63,637	$49,424	+$14,213	A·B
WAWashington	$75,158	$61,014	+$14,144	A·B
VAVirginia	$64,031	$50,887	+$13,144	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$75,241	$62,764	+$12,477	A·B
GAGeorgia	$61,646	$49,470	+$12,176	A·B
MDMaryland	$64,881	$53,782	+$11,100	A·B
MTMontana	$58,328	$47,389	+$10,939	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,578	$63,082	-$10,504	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$62,752	$52,430	+$10,322	A·B
TNTennessee	$61,944	$51,925	+$10,020	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$60,803	$50,830	+$9,973	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$58,501	$48,843	+$9,659	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,539	$46,148	+$9,391	A·B
WYWyoming	$63,281	$54,247	+$9,034	A·B
OHOhio	$62,097	$53,208	+$8,889	A·B
WIWisconsin	$61,047	$52,511	+$8,536	A·B
AZArizona	$62,576	$54,380	+$8,196	A·B
KSKansas	$59,114	$51,042	+$8,072	A·B
FLFlorida	$64,034	$56,028	+$8,006	A·B
IAIowa	$58,882	$51,194	+$7,687	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$60,822	$53,343	+$7,479	A·B
MIMichigan	$60,454	$52,992	+$7,462	A·B
TXTexas	$65,110	$58,047	+$7,063	A·B
NENebraska	$55,588	$48,599	+$6,989	A·B
RIRhode Island	$68,423	$61,493	+$6,930	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,837	$53,911	+$6,926	A·B
INIndiana	$61,034	$54,166	+$6,868	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$75,523	$69,072	+$6,451	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$59,460	$53,331	+$6,130	A·B
MSMississippi	$51,506	$45,795	+$5,711	A·B
MNMinnesota	$61,536	$56,001	+$5,535	A·B
KYKentucky	$57,227	$52,127	+$5,100	A·B
CTConnecticut	$67,257	$62,283	+$4,974	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$57,078	$52,230	+$4,849	A·B
IDIdaho	$51,696	$56,025	-$4,329	A·B
LALouisiana	$56,051	$52,364	+$3,687	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$67,101	$63,703	+$3,398	A·B
MEMaine	$59,028	$55,772	+$3,256	A·B
AKAlaska	$66,211	$63,425	+$2,786	A·B
OROregon	$58,834	$61,282	-$2,448	A·B
CACalifornia	$70,496	$68,470	+$2,026	A·B
UTUtah	$58,327	$56,529	+$1,798	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,429	$49,793	+$1,636	A·B
NVNevada	$63,858	$62,493	+$1,365	A·B
VTVermont	$60,371	$61,264	-$893	A·B