Financial Analyst 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.

Financial Analyst

$101,350

national median wage

$80,130/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Financial Analyst earns $45,030 more nationally

Financial Analyst leads in 50 states · Real Estate Agent leads in 1 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 = Financial Analyst earns more after tax.

State	Financial Analyst	Real Estate Agent	Difference
WYWyoming	$159,194	$36,763	+$122,431	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$77,879	$35,852	+$42,027	A·B
CTConnecticut	$78,452	$37,071	+$41,381	A·B
OROregon	$75,757	$37,166	+$38,591	A·B
IAIowa	$68,631	$30,671	+$37,960	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$77,172	$39,219	+$37,953	A·B
MNMinnesota	$75,683	$38,736	+$36,947	A·B
IDIdaho	$67,402	$30,869	+$36,533	A·B
OHOhio	$72,947	$36,998	+$35,949	A·B
MOMissouri	$67,802	$32,553	+$35,249	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,290	$40,937	+$34,353	A·B
DEDelaware	$73,289	$38,994	+$34,296	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$80,130	$45,898	+$34,231	A·B
MDMaryland	$74,065	$40,170	+$33,896	A·B
ALAlabama	$70,955	$39,171	+$31,785	A·B
TXTexas	$73,812	$42,476	+$31,337	A·B
CACalifornia	$80,747	$50,396	+$30,351	A·B
ARArkansas	$61,403	$31,759	+$29,644	A·B
VAVirginia	$76,847	$49,089	+$27,758	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$81,001	$53,603	+$27,398	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$67,806	$40,505	+$27,301	A·B
WIWisconsin	$67,604	$40,541	+$27,063	A·B
KYKentucky	$59,259	$32,477	+$26,782	A·B
KSKansas	$62,786	$36,095	+$26,691	A·B
HIHawaii	$64,388	$37,891	+$26,497	A·B
MTMontana	$72,296	$45,808	+$26,489	A·B
GAGeorgia	$71,472	$45,035	+$26,437	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$72,954	$46,871	+$26,083	A·B
COColorado	$74,961	$49,742	+$25,219	A·B
FLFlorida	$67,614	$42,467	+$25,147	A·B
AZArizona	$69,069	$44,131	+$24,938	A·B
UTUtah	$68,981	$44,229	+$24,752	A·B
NENebraska	$63,958	$39,692	+$24,266	A·B
MIMichigan	$68,835	$44,742	+$24,093	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$67,606	$43,594	+$24,011	A·B
NVNevada	$65,856	$42,347	+$23,509	A·B
TNTennessee	$69,739	$47,433	+$22,306	A·B
INIndiana	$63,063	$41,676	+$21,387	A·B
MEMaine	$68,369	$47,514	+$20,854	A·B
RIRhode Island	$65,924	$45,279	+$20,644	A·B
MSMississippi	$60,597	$41,038	+$19,558	A·B
NYNew York	$91,355	$72,670	+$18,685	A·B
WAWashington	$80,847	$62,985	+$17,862	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,194	$45,444	+$16,750	A·B
LALouisiana	$49,649	$33,382	+$16,267	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$79,373	$64,709	+$14,665	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,211	$46,477	+$10,734	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$61,389	$51,860	+$9,529	A·B
VTVermont	$72,656	$63,967	+$8,689	A·B
AKAlaska	$75,297	$69,190	+$6,106	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$61,958	$62,378	-$420	A·B