Electrician vs Real Estate Agent Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Electrician

$62,350

national median wage

$52,278/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Electrician earns $6,030 more nationally

Electrician leads in 45 states · Real Estate Agent leads in 6 states

Real Estate Agent

$56,320

national median wage

$47,433/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	Real Estate Agent	Difference
OROregon	$69,375	$37,166	+$32,210	A·B
ILIllinois	$71,994	$40,937	+$31,057	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,485	$35,852	+$26,633	A·B
HIHawaii	$62,568	$37,891	+$24,677	A·B
MOMissouri	$56,346	$32,553	+$23,793	A·B
WYWyoming	$60,502	$36,763	+$23,739	A·B
MNMinnesota	$62,102	$38,736	+$23,366	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,378	$37,071	+$22,308	A·B
IAIowa	$50,926	$30,671	+$20,255	A·B
WIWisconsin	$59,057	$40,541	+$18,515	A·B
IDIdaho	$48,566	$30,869	+$17,697	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$46,383	$62,378	-$15,995	A·B
KYKentucky	$48,016	$32,477	+$15,539	A·B
VTVermont	$48,560	$63,967	-$15,407	A·B
OHOhio	$52,285	$36,998	+$15,287	A·B
LALouisiana	$48,659	$33,382	+$15,277	A·B
WAWashington	$76,739	$62,985	+$13,753	A·B
KSKansas	$49,210	$36,095	+$13,115	A·B
NYNew York	$59,737	$72,670	-$12,933	A·B
MIMichigan	$57,122	$44,742	+$12,380	A·B
NVNevada	$54,367	$42,347	+$12,020	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,175	$40,170	+$12,005	A·B
INIndiana	$52,891	$41,676	+$11,215	A·B
RIRhode Island	$56,173	$45,279	+$10,894	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,855	$38,994	+$10,861	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,624	$50,396	+$9,228	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$52,721	$43,594	+$9,127	A·B
MTMontana	$54,821	$45,808	+$9,013	A·B
NENebraska	$48,387	$39,692	+$8,694	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,145	$31,759	+$8,387	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$46,653	$40,505	+$6,149	A·B
MEMaine	$53,145	$47,514	+$5,631	A·B
TXTexas	$47,915	$42,476	+$5,440	A·B
MSMississippi	$46,261	$41,038	+$5,222	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$51,989	$46,871	+$5,118	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$51,244	$46,477	+$4,768	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,977	$39,219	+$4,757	A·B
AZArizona	$48,888	$44,131	+$4,757	A·B
UTUtah	$48,818	$44,229	+$4,589	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,758	$53,603	+$4,155	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$49,225	$45,898	+$3,326	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,042	$51,860	+$3,182	A·B
OKOklahoma	$48,273	$45,444	+$2,829	A·B
ALAlabama	$41,943	$39,171	+$2,773	A·B
AKAlaska	$66,419	$69,190	-$2,772	A·B
FLFlorida	$44,846	$42,467	+$2,378	A·B
TNTennessee	$49,739	$47,433	+$2,306	A·B
GAGeorgia	$47,042	$45,035	+$2,007	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$62,715	$64,709	-$1,993	A·B
COColorado	$50,046	$49,742	+$304	A·B
VAVirginia	$48,955	$49,089	-$134	A·B