Electrician vs Plumber Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Electrician

$61,590

national median wage

$51,668/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Electrician earns $40 more nationally

Electrician leads in 37 states · Plumber leads in 14 states

Plumber

$61,550

national median wage

$51,635/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

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

State	Electrician	Plumber	Difference
MTMontana	$50,873	$47,679	+$3,194	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$59,972	$63,021	-$3,049	A·B
NYNew York	$61,730	$64,506	-$2,776	A·B
AKAlaska	$70,625	$68,142	+$2,483	A·B
COColorado	$54,543	$52,106	+$2,436	A·B
IDIdaho	$46,996	$44,954	+$2,043	A·B
LALouisiana	$48,125	$46,200	+$1,925	A·B
CACalifornia	$61,832	$59,915	+$1,917	A·B
DEDelaware	$51,946	$50,064	+$1,882	A·B
GAGeorgia	$44,741	$42,870	+$1,871	A·B
RIRhode Island	$56,461	$58,293	-$1,831	A·B
OHOhio	$53,816	$52,062	+$1,753	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$54,102	$52,383	+$1,719	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$45,985	$44,393	+$1,592	A·B
NVNevada	$56,724	$55,147	+$1,578	A·B
MOMissouri	$53,231	$51,697	+$1,534	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$45,431	$43,911	+$1,520	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$60,125	$61,596	-$1,472	A·B
FLFlorida	$47,007	$45,553	+$1,454	A·B
AZArizona	$48,026	$46,663	+$1,362	A·B
MEMaine	$46,933	$45,609	+$1,325	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,629	$42,332	+$1,297	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,664	$56,914	-$1,250	A·B
OKOklahoma	$43,784	$42,589	+$1,194	A·B
MNMinnesota	$58,848	$57,812	+$1,036	A·B
KYKentucky	$47,078	$46,070	+$1,008	A·B
KSKansas	$47,576	$46,613	+$963	A·B
WIWisconsin	$53,800	$54,756	-$956	A·B
ALAlabama	$41,323	$40,411	+$912	A·B
VTVermont	$47,736	$46,836	+$900	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,995	$40,156	+$840	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$47,795	$47,047	+$747	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,020	$56,760	-$740	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,176	$56,830	-$654	A·B
UTUtah	$48,738	$48,087	+$651	A·B
INIndiana	$51,049	$50,423	+$626	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,696	$46,085	+$612	A·B
CTConnecticut	$55,609	$56,205	-$597	A·B
TNTennessee	$46,356	$45,874	+$482	A·B
IAIowa	$49,661	$50,131	-$470	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,356	$52,772	-$416	A·B
HIHawaii	$60,495	$60,855	-$360	A·B
MIMichigan	$54,373	$54,102	+$271	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,625	$41,358	+$266	A·B
WAWashington	$65,103	$64,857	+$246	A·B
TXTexas	$48,566	$48,325	+$241	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,950	$61,165	-$216	A·B
NENebraska	$49,701	$49,500	+$201	A·B
OROregon	$54,870	$54,673	+$197	A·B
MSMississippi	$39,207	$39,033	+$174	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$61,182	$61,332	-$150	A·B