Electrician vs Radiologic Technologist 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)

Radiologic Technologist earns $3,550 more nationally

Electrician leads in 21 states · Radiologic Technologist leads in 30 states

Radiologic Technologist

$65,140

national median wage

$54,520/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	Radiologic Technologist	Difference
ILIllinois	$60,950	$52,663	+$8,286	A·B
VTVermont	$47,736	$54,336	-$6,599	A·B
AZArizona	$48,026	$54,181	-$6,155	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,696	$52,780	-$6,083	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,629	$49,659	-$6,030	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,625	$47,615	-$5,990	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,664	$49,759	+$5,905	A·B
CACalifornia	$61,832	$67,522	-$5,690	A·B
MOMissouri	$53,231	$47,587	+$5,644	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,356	$57,595	-$5,238	A·B
TXTexas	$48,566	$53,475	-$4,909	A·B
FLFlorida	$47,007	$51,868	-$4,861	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$45,985	$50,784	-$4,799	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$54,102	$58,666	-$4,564	A·B
MNMinnesota	$58,848	$54,355	+$4,493	A·B
AKAlaska	$70,625	$66,404	+$4,221	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$59,972	$64,004	-$4,033	A·B
MEMaine	$46,933	$50,702	-$3,768	A·B
NYNew York	$61,730	$57,969	+$3,761	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,020	$52,288	+$3,732	A·B
OROregon	$54,870	$58,529	-$3,659	A·B
GAGeorgia	$44,741	$48,379	-$3,638	A·B
IAIowa	$49,661	$46,190	+$3,471	A·B
WAWashington	$65,103	$68,515	-$3,412	A·B
MIMichigan	$54,373	$51,000	+$3,373	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,995	$43,915	-$2,920	A·B
IDIdaho	$46,996	$49,874	-$2,878	A·B
OHOhio	$53,816	$50,945	+$2,871	A·B
RIRhode Island	$56,461	$59,245	-$2,784	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,176	$53,475	+$2,700	A·B
WIWisconsin	$53,800	$51,173	+$2,627	A·B
INIndiana	$51,049	$48,467	+$2,582	A·B
MSMississippi	$39,207	$41,787	-$2,580	A·B
TNTennessee	$46,356	$48,654	-$2,298	A·B
CTConnecticut	$55,609	$57,814	-$2,205	A·B
NVNevada	$56,724	$58,666	-$1,942	A·B
LALouisiana	$48,125	$46,208	+$1,918	A·B
UTUtah	$48,738	$50,630	-$1,893	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$45,431	$43,548	+$1,883	A·B
NENebraska	$49,701	$47,905	+$1,796	A·B
KSKansas	$47,576	$46,143	+$1,433	A·B
MTMontana	$50,873	$49,689	+$1,184	A·B
OKOklahoma	$43,784	$44,933	-$1,149	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$61,182	$62,312	-$1,131	A·B
HIHawaii	$60,495	$59,433	+$1,062	A·B
ALAlabama	$41,323	$42,235	-$912	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$47,795	$47,047	+$747	A·B
DEDelaware	$51,946	$52,679	-$733	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$60,125	$60,758	-$633	A·B
KYKentucky	$47,078	$46,467	+$611	A·B
COColorado	$54,543	$54,872	-$330	A·B