Lawyer 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.

Lawyer

$151,160

national median wage

$114,584/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Lawyer earns $83,070 more nationally

Lawyer leads in 51 states · Social Worker leads in 0 states

Social Worker

$68,090

national median wage

$56,731/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	Social Worker	Difference
NYNew York	$122,531	$52,784	+$69,747	A·B
DEDelaware	$118,462	$49,424	+$69,038	A·B
COColorado	$118,652	$50,263	+$68,389	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$124,091	$55,952	+$68,138	A·B
CACalifornia	$130,405	$68,470	+$61,934	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$129,532	$69,072	+$60,461	A·B
VAVirginia	$110,976	$50,887	+$60,088	A·B
ILIllinois	$111,152	$53,911	+$57,241	A·B
NVNevada	$114,584	$62,493	+$52,091	A·B
WAWashington	$113,016	$61,014	+$52,002	A·B
MDMaryland	$102,767	$53,782	+$48,985	A·B
CTConnecticut	$111,006	$62,283	+$48,723	A·B
TNTennessee	$100,511	$51,925	+$48,586	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$110,820	$62,764	+$48,055	A·B
MOMissouri	$91,263	$43,257	+$48,006	A·B
ALAlabama	$92,404	$46,148	+$46,256	A·B
AZArizona	$99,486	$54,380	+$45,106	A·B
TXTexas	$102,561	$58,047	+$44,514	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,696	$50,830	+$43,866	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,624	$56,028	+$42,596	A·B
INIndiana	$96,394	$54,166	+$42,228	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,622	$49,470	+$42,152	A·B
OHOhio	$94,344	$53,208	+$41,135	A·B
MNMinnesota	$96,814	$56,001	+$40,813	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,147	$52,430	+$39,718	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,667	$52,992	+$39,676	A·B
AKAlaska	$101,702	$63,425	+$38,277	A·B
WIWisconsin	$88,251	$52,511	+$35,740	A·B
UTUtah	$91,575	$56,529	+$35,046	A·B
OROregon	$95,064	$61,282	+$33,781	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$76,753	$43,930	+$32,823	A·B
LALouisiana	$85,052	$52,364	+$32,688	A·B
OKOklahoma	$74,481	$42,039	+$32,443	A·B
RIRhode Island	$93,761	$61,493	+$32,268	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$95,090	$63,703	+$31,387	A·B
KSKansas	$82,172	$51,042	+$31,130	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$83,792	$53,343	+$30,449	A·B
IAIowa	$81,229	$51,194	+$30,035	A·B
NENebraska	$78,612	$48,599	+$30,013	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$81,868	$53,331	+$28,537	A·B
MTMontana	$75,376	$47,389	+$27,988	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$76,666	$48,843	+$27,824	A·B
KYKentucky	$77,582	$52,127	+$25,455	A·B
WYWyoming	$79,300	$54,247	+$25,053	A·B
MSMississippi	$70,609	$45,795	+$24,814	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$77,014	$52,230	+$24,784	A·B
IDIdaho	$76,216	$56,025	+$20,192	A·B
HIHawaii	$82,766	$63,082	+$19,685	A·B
MEMaine	$73,239	$55,772	+$17,467	A·B
ARArkansas	$66,805	$49,793	+$17,012	A·B
VTVermont	$75,735	$61,264	+$14,471	A·B