Accountant vs Elementary School Teacher 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 $19,340 more nationally

Accountant leads in 49 states · Elementary School Teacher leads in 2 states

Elementary School Teacher

$62,340

national median wage

$52,270/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	Elementary School Teacher	Difference
NCNorth Carolina	$62,752	$40,411	+$22,341	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$63,218	$41,640	+$21,578	A·B
OKOklahoma	$59,961	$38,731	+$21,230	A·B
AZArizona	$62,576	$42,270	+$20,306	A·B
COColorado	$68,913	$49,636	+$19,278	A·B
MOMissouri	$57,830	$39,618	+$18,211	A·B
KSKansas	$59,114	$40,978	+$18,136	A·B
TNTennessee	$61,944	$44,516	+$17,428	A·B
FLFlorida	$64,034	$46,814	+$17,219	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$75,857	$60,381	+$15,477	A·B
VAVirginia	$64,031	$49,448	+$14,583	A·B
INIndiana	$61,034	$47,388	+$13,646	A·B
TXTexas	$65,110	$51,499	+$13,611	A·B
IAIowa	$58,882	$45,308	+$13,574	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$58,501	$44,959	+$13,543	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$67,101	$53,950	+$13,151	A·B
LALouisiana	$56,051	$43,005	+$13,047	A·B
MTMontana	$58,328	$45,452	+$12,876	A·B
NYNew York	$75,467	$62,998	+$12,470	A·B
MSMississippi	$51,506	$39,496	+$12,010	A·B
WIWisconsin	$61,047	$49,055	+$11,992	A·B
MNMinnesota	$61,892	$50,128	+$11,764	A·B
WYWyoming	$63,281	$51,643	+$11,637	A·B
DEDelaware	$63,975	$52,381	+$11,594	A·B
NVNevada	$63,858	$52,334	+$11,523	A·B
GAGeorgia	$61,646	$50,522	+$11,124	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$59,460	$48,638	+$10,822	A·B
VTVermont	$60,371	$49,792	+$10,580	A·B
MIMichigan	$60,454	$49,879	+$10,575	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,429	$41,009	+$10,420	A·B
KYKentucky	$57,227	$46,855	+$10,371	A·B
MEMaine	$59,416	$49,214	+$10,202	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,837	$50,701	+$10,136	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$57,078	$47,479	+$9,600	A·B
UTUtah	$58,327	$49,031	+$9,296	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$72,165	$63,460	+$8,705	A·B
OHOhio	$62,097	$53,697	+$8,400	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,539	$47,542	+$7,997	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$60,822	$52,904	+$7,918	A·B
CTConnecticut	$67,705	$60,643	+$7,062	A·B
MDMaryland	$64,881	$58,210	+$6,672	A·B
NENebraska	$55,588	$49,660	+$5,928	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,917	$47,666	+$5,252	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$75,523	$70,389	+$5,134	A·B
AKAlaska	$66,482	$62,500	+$3,982	A·B
IDIdaho	$51,696	$47,778	+$3,918	A·B
OROregon	$59,402	$56,119	+$3,283	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$60,858	$58,725	+$2,133	A·B
RIRhode Island	$69,414	$67,322	+$2,091	A·B
WAWashington	$76,493	$78,554	-$2,061	A·B
CACalifornia	$71,749	$72,866	-$1,117	A·B