Electrician 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.

Electrician

$62,350

national median wage

$52,278/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Electrician earns $10 more nationally

Electrician leads in 27 states · Elementary School Teacher leads in 24 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 = Electrician earns more after tax.

State	Electrician	Elementary School Teacher	Difference
ILIllinois	$71,994	$50,701	+$21,293	A·B
MOMissouri	$56,346	$39,618	+$16,728	A·B
HIHawaii	$62,568	$47,666	+$14,902	A·B
OROregon	$69,375	$56,119	+$13,256	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,624	$72,866	-$13,242	A·B
MNMinnesota	$62,102	$50,128	+$11,974	A·B
RIRhode Island	$56,173	$67,322	-$11,149	A·B
WIWisconsin	$59,057	$49,055	+$10,001	A·B
OKOklahoma	$48,273	$38,731	+$9,542	A·B
MTMontana	$54,821	$45,452	+$9,369	A·B
WYWyoming	$60,502	$51,643	+$8,859	A·B
KSKansas	$49,210	$40,978	+$8,232	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,485	$70,389	-$7,904	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$49,225	$41,640	+$7,585	A·B
MIMichigan	$57,122	$49,879	+$7,243	A·B
MSMississippi	$46,261	$39,496	+$6,765	A·B
AZArizona	$48,888	$42,270	+$6,617	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$46,383	$52,904	-$6,521	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,042	$48,638	+$6,404	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$51,244	$44,959	+$6,286	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,175	$58,210	-$6,035	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$52,721	$58,725	-$6,004	A·B
LALouisiana	$48,659	$43,005	+$5,654	A·B
IAIowa	$50,926	$45,308	+$5,619	A·B
ALAlabama	$41,943	$47,542	-$5,599	A·B
INIndiana	$52,891	$47,388	+$5,503	A·B
TNTennessee	$49,739	$44,516	+$5,223	A·B
MEMaine	$53,145	$49,214	+$3,931	A·B
AKAlaska	$66,419	$62,500	+$3,918	A·B
TXTexas	$47,915	$51,499	-$3,584	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,977	$40,411	+$3,566	A·B
GAGeorgia	$47,042	$50,522	-$3,480	A·B
NYNew York	$59,737	$62,998	-$3,260	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,758	$60,381	-$2,622	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,855	$52,381	-$2,526	A·B
NVNevada	$54,367	$52,334	+$2,033	A·B
FLFlorida	$44,846	$46,814	-$1,969	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$51,989	$53,950	-$1,961	A·B
WAWashington	$76,739	$78,554	-$1,815	A·B
OHOhio	$52,285	$53,697	-$1,412	A·B
NENebraska	$48,387	$49,660	-$1,273	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,378	$60,643	-$1,265	A·B
VTVermont	$48,560	$49,792	-$1,232	A·B
KYKentucky	$48,016	$46,855	+$1,160	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,145	$41,009	-$864	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$46,653	$47,479	-$825	A·B
IDIdaho	$48,566	$47,778	+$788	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$62,715	$63,460	-$745	A·B
VAVirginia	$48,955	$49,448	-$492	A·B
COColorado	$50,046	$49,636	+$410	A·B
UTUtah	$48,818	$49,031	-$212	A·B