Electrician 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.

Electrician

$61,590

national median wage

$51,668/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Electrician earns $750 more nationally

Electrician leads in 43 states · Social Worker leads in 8 states

Social Worker

$60,840

national median wage

$51,065/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	Social Worker	Difference
NDNorth Dakota	$55,664	$44,216	+$11,448	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,950	$49,681	+$11,268	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,176	$45,440	+$10,735	A·B
AKAlaska	$70,625	$60,073	+$10,553	A·B
MOMissouri	$53,231	$43,810	+$9,421	A·B
MIMichigan	$54,373	$46,434	+$7,939	A·B
HIHawaii	$60,495	$52,602	+$7,893	A·B
MTMontana	$50,873	$42,989	+$7,884	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,020	$48,424	+$7,596	A·B
LALouisiana	$48,125	$40,846	+$7,280	A·B
INIndiana	$51,049	$43,829	+$7,220	A·B
IAIowa	$49,661	$42,457	+$7,204	A·B
MNMinnesota	$58,848	$51,647	+$7,201	A·B
WIWisconsin	$53,800	$46,670	+$7,130	A·B
OHOhio	$53,816	$47,066	+$6,750	A·B
NVNevada	$56,724	$50,261	+$6,463	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$45,431	$39,010	+$6,421	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$47,795	$41,423	+$6,372	A·B
NENebraska	$49,701	$43,435	+$6,266	A·B
KYKentucky	$47,078	$41,886	+$5,192	A·B
KSKansas	$47,576	$42,410	+$5,166	A·B
UTUtah	$48,738	$43,817	+$4,921	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,696	$51,322	-$4,625	A·B
IDIdaho	$46,996	$42,419	+$4,577	A·B
OKOklahoma	$43,784	$39,641	+$4,143	A·B
COColorado	$54,543	$50,549	+$3,993	A·B
WAWashington	$65,103	$61,480	+$3,623	A·B
TNTennessee	$46,356	$43,030	+$3,326	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,995	$37,863	+$3,132	A·B
NYNew York	$61,730	$58,617	+$3,113	A·B
DEDelaware	$51,946	$49,009	+$2,936	A·B
ALAlabama	$41,323	$38,467	+$2,856	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$59,972	$62,767	-$2,796	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$61,182	$58,391	+$2,790	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$60,125	$57,541	+$2,584	A·B
RIRhode Island	$56,461	$53,917	+$2,544	A·B
OROregon	$54,870	$52,369	+$2,501	A·B
MSMississippi	$39,207	$37,248	+$1,959	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,356	$54,315	-$1,958	A·B
CTConnecticut	$55,609	$53,923	+$1,686	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$54,102	$52,672	+$1,430	A·B
CACalifornia	$61,832	$60,806	+$1,026	A·B
TXTexas	$48,566	$49,458	-$892	A·B
GAGeorgia	$44,741	$43,888	+$853	A·B
VTVermont	$47,736	$48,570	-$833	A·B
AZArizona	$48,026	$48,765	-$740	A·B
MEMaine	$46,933	$46,286	+$648	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$45,985	$45,502	+$483	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,625	$41,699	-$74	A·B
FLFlorida	$47,007	$47,047	-$40	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,629	$43,591	+$38	A·B