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

$145,760

national median wage

$110,893/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Lawyer earns $84,920 more nationally

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

Social Worker

$60,840

national median wage

$51,065/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
DCWashington D.C.	$146,590	$62,767	+$83,823	A·B
NYNew York	$136,214	$58,617	+$77,596	A·B
CACalifornia	$122,245	$60,806	+$61,439	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$116,066	$58,391	+$57,674	A·B
TXTexas	$105,883	$49,458	+$56,425	A·B
MDMaryland	$108,366	$54,315	+$54,052	A·B
VAVirginia	$104,954	$51,322	+$53,633	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$109,108	$57,541	+$51,567	A·B
ILIllinois	$101,053	$49,681	+$51,371	A·B
FLFlorida	$97,681	$47,047	+$50,633	A·B
DEDelaware	$98,602	$49,009	+$49,593	A·B
WAWashington	$109,300	$61,480	+$47,820	A·B
CTConnecticut	$101,021	$53,923	+$47,098	A·B
COColorado	$97,237	$50,549	+$46,688	A·B
NVNevada	$95,630	$50,261	+$45,369	A·B
AZArizona	$93,203	$48,765	+$44,438	A·B
GAGeorgia	$88,237	$43,888	+$44,350	A·B
TNTennessee	$87,221	$43,030	+$44,191	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$92,494	$48,424	+$44,070	A·B
MOMissouri	$86,103	$43,810	+$42,294	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$85,414	$43,591	+$41,823	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,718	$53,917	+$41,801	A·B
OHOhio	$88,134	$47,066	+$41,068	A·B
MIMichigan	$87,350	$46,434	+$40,916	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$93,553	$52,672	+$40,881	A·B
MNMinnesota	$92,040	$51,647	+$40,393	A·B
ALAlabama	$77,315	$38,467	+$38,848	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$80,093	$41,699	+$38,395	A·B
UTUtah	$82,163	$43,817	+$38,346	A·B
INIndiana	$81,834	$43,829	+$38,005	A·B
LALouisiana	$78,631	$40,846	+$37,785	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$81,567	$44,216	+$37,351	A·B
WIWisconsin	$83,697	$46,670	+$37,027	A·B
KYKentucky	$78,909	$41,886	+$37,023	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$78,076	$41,423	+$36,653	A·B
ARArkansas	$74,355	$37,863	+$36,491	A·B
OKOklahoma	$75,906	$39,641	+$36,265	A·B
KSKansas	$78,422	$42,410	+$36,012	A·B
NENebraska	$79,272	$43,435	+$35,837	A·B
WYWyoming	$80,186	$45,440	+$34,746	A·B
IAIowa	$77,176	$42,457	+$34,719	A·B
IDIdaho	$76,441	$42,419	+$34,022	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$72,620	$39,010	+$33,610	A·B
AKAlaska	$93,553	$60,073	+$33,480	A·B
MSMississippi	$70,557	$37,248	+$33,309	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$78,370	$45,502	+$32,868	A·B
OROregon	$84,752	$52,369	+$32,383	A·B
VTVermont	$80,212	$48,570	+$31,642	A·B
MTMontana	$74,282	$42,989	+$31,293	A·B
MEMaine	$76,675	$46,286	+$30,389	A·B
HIHawaii	$81,534	$52,602	+$28,932	A·B