Lawyer vs Occupational Therapist 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 $52,820 more nationally

Lawyer leads in 49 states · Occupational Therapist leads in 2 states

Occupational Therapist

$98,340

national median wage

$78,012/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	Occupational Therapist	Difference
DCWashington D.C.	$129,532	$73,209	+$56,323	A·B
NYNew York	$122,974	$71,336	+$51,638	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$124,914	$73,367	+$51,547	A·B
DEDelaware	$119,153	$71,319	+$47,833	A·B
CACalifornia	$132,976	$85,857	+$47,119	A·B
COColorado	$119,391	$78,107	+$41,285	A·B
ILIllinois	$111,152	$73,655	+$37,496	A·B
VAVirginia	$110,976	$74,593	+$36,383	A·B
CTConnecticut	$111,802	$75,768	+$36,034	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$111,676	$77,137	+$34,539	A·B
WAWashington	$115,124	$80,840	+$34,284	A·B
MNMinnesota	$97,420	$64,396	+$33,023	A·B
NVNevada	$114,584	$82,536	+$32,048	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,667	$64,922	+$27,745	A·B
MDMaryland	$102,767	$76,027	+$26,740	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$95,090	$68,613	+$26,477	A·B
INIndiana	$96,394	$71,879	+$24,515	A·B
TNTennessee	$100,511	$76,387	+$24,123	A·B
AKAlaska	$101,973	$79,229	+$22,744	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,785	$72,154	+$22,631	A·B
TXTexas	$102,561	$80,418	+$22,143	A·B
WIWisconsin	$88,251	$66,583	+$21,668	A·B
UTUtah	$91,575	$70,318	+$21,257	A·B
ALAlabama	$92,404	$71,445	+$20,958	A·B
AZArizona	$99,486	$78,589	+$20,897	A·B
OROregon	$96,054	$75,239	+$20,815	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,624	$78,526	+$20,098	A·B
MOMissouri	$91,263	$71,216	+$20,047	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,147	$72,102	+$20,045	A·B
OHOhio	$94,344	$74,427	+$19,916	A·B
RIRhode Island	$94,861	$75,474	+$19,387	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,622	$73,759	+$17,863	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$81,868	$64,748	+$17,121	A·B
HIHawaii	$83,156	$69,690	+$13,466	A·B
IAIowa	$81,229	$68,525	+$12,704	A·B
LALouisiana	$85,052	$72,545	+$12,507	A·B
NENebraska	$78,612	$66,794	+$11,818	A·B
MEMaine	$73,741	$62,276	+$11,464	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$76,753	$66,116	+$10,637	A·B
MTMontana	$75,376	$64,824	+$10,553	A·B
KSKansas	$82,172	$72,457	+$9,716	A·B
VTVermont	$75,735	$66,383	+$9,352	A·B
IDIdaho	$76,216	$67,233	+$8,983	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$83,792	$75,100	+$8,692	A·B
ARArkansas	$66,805	$75,032	-$8,227	A·B
KYKentucky	$77,582	$69,948	+$7,634	A·B
WYWyoming	$79,300	$71,702	+$7,598	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$76,666	$70,782	+$5,885	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$77,014	$72,645	+$4,369	A·B
OKOklahoma	$74,481	$77,537	-$3,055	A·B
MSMississippi	$70,609	$70,423	+$186	A·B