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	$75,467	$53,106	+$22,362	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$63,218	$43,930	+$19,288	A·B
COColorado	$68,913	$50,539	+$18,374	A·B
OKOklahoma	$59,961	$42,039	+$17,923	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$72,165	$56,285	+$15,880	A·B
MOMissouri	$57,830	$43,257	+$14,572	A·B
WAWashington	$76,493	$62,064	+$14,429	A·B
DEDelaware	$63,975	$49,675	+$14,300	A·B
VAVirginia	$64,031	$50,887	+$13,144	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$75,857	$63,298	+$12,559	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	$52,917	$63,472	-$10,555	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$62,752	$52,430	+$10,322	A·B
TNTennessee	$61,944	$51,925	+$10,020	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$60,858	$50,874	+$9,984	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
RIRhode Island	$69,414	$62,367	+$7,046	A·B
NENebraska	$55,588	$48,599	+$6,989	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	$61,892	$56,319	+$5,573	A·B
KYKentucky	$57,227	$52,127	+$5,100	A·B
CTConnecticut	$67,705	$62,692	+$5,013	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	$59,416	$56,134	+$3,282	A·B
AKAlaska	$66,482	$63,696	+$2,786	A·B
OROregon	$59,402	$61,878	-$2,476	A·B
CACalifornia	$71,749	$69,679	+$2,070	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