Lawyer vs Accountant Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Lawyer

$151,160

national median wage

$114,584/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Lawyer earns $69,480 more nationally

Lawyer leads in 51 states · Accountant leads in 0 states

Accountant

$81,680

national median wage

$66,292/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Lawyer earns more after tax.

State	Lawyer	Accountant	Difference
CACalifornia	$132,976	$71,749	+$61,227	A·B
DEDelaware	$119,153	$63,975	+$55,177	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$129,532	$75,523	+$54,010	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$124,914	$72,165	+$52,749	A·B
NVNevada	$114,584	$63,858	+$50,726	A·B
COColorado	$119,391	$68,913	+$50,478	A·B
ILIllinois	$111,152	$60,837	+$50,315	A·B
NYNew York	$122,974	$75,467	+$47,506	A·B
VAVirginia	$110,976	$64,031	+$46,945	A·B
CTConnecticut	$111,802	$67,705	+$44,097	A·B
WAWashington	$115,124	$76,493	+$38,631	A·B
TNTennessee	$100,511	$61,944	+$38,566	A·B
MDMaryland	$102,767	$64,881	+$37,886	A·B
TXTexas	$102,561	$65,110	+$37,451	A·B
AZArizona	$99,486	$62,576	+$36,910	A·B
ALAlabama	$92,404	$55,539	+$36,864	A·B
OROregon	$96,054	$59,402	+$36,652	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$111,676	$75,857	+$35,818	A·B
MNMinnesota	$97,420	$61,892	+$35,527	A·B
AKAlaska	$101,973	$66,482	+$35,491	A·B
INIndiana	$96,394	$61,034	+$35,360	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,624	$64,034	+$34,590	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,785	$60,858	+$33,928	A·B
MOMissouri	$91,263	$57,830	+$33,433	A·B
UTUtah	$91,575	$58,327	+$33,248	A·B
OHOhio	$94,344	$62,097	+$32,247	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,667	$60,454	+$32,214	A·B
HIHawaii	$83,156	$52,917	+$30,239	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,622	$61,646	+$29,976	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,147	$62,752	+$29,396	A·B
LALouisiana	$85,052	$56,051	+$29,001	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$95,090	$67,101	+$27,990	A·B
WIWisconsin	$88,251	$61,047	+$27,204	A·B
RIRhode Island	$94,861	$69,414	+$25,447	A·B
IDIdaho	$76,216	$51,696	+$24,521	A·B
KSKansas	$82,172	$59,114	+$23,058	A·B
NENebraska	$78,612	$55,588	+$23,023	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$83,792	$60,822	+$22,970	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$81,868	$59,460	+$22,408	A·B
IAIowa	$81,229	$58,882	+$22,347	A·B
KYKentucky	$77,582	$57,227	+$20,356	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$77,014	$57,078	+$19,936	A·B
MSMississippi	$70,609	$51,506	+$19,103	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$76,666	$58,501	+$18,165	A·B
MTMontana	$75,376	$58,328	+$17,048	A·B
WYWyoming	$79,300	$63,281	+$16,019	A·B
ARArkansas	$66,805	$51,429	+$15,376	A·B
VTVermont	$75,735	$60,371	+$15,364	A·B
OKOklahoma	$74,481	$59,961	+$14,520	A·B
MEMaine	$73,741	$59,416	+$14,324	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$76,753	$63,218	+$13,535	A·B