Occupational Therapist 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.

Occupational Therapist

$93,180

national median wage

$74,382/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Occupational Therapist earns $32,340 more nationally

Occupational Therapist 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 = Occupational Therapist earns more after tax.

State	Occupational Therapist	Social Worker	Difference
WYWyoming	$71,329	$45,440	+$25,889	A·B
TNTennessee	$68,515	$43,030	+$25,485	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$77,660	$52,672	+$24,989	A·B
FLFlorida	$72,032	$47,047	+$24,985	A·B
NVNevada	$74,846	$50,261	+$24,585	A·B
INIndiana	$67,977	$43,829	+$24,148	A·B
AKAlaska	$83,992	$60,073	+$23,919	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$67,246	$43,591	+$23,655	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$64,997	$41,423	+$23,575	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$65,008	$41,699	+$23,309	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$67,502	$44,216	+$23,286	A·B
TXTexas	$72,736	$49,458	+$23,278	A·B
AZArizona	$71,822	$48,765	+$23,057	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$71,293	$48,424	+$22,868	A·B
LALouisiana	$63,699	$40,846	+$22,853	A·B
UTUtah	$66,664	$43,817	+$22,847	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,399	$39,641	+$22,758	A·B
IDIdaho	$65,087	$42,419	+$22,668	A·B
OHOhio	$69,659	$47,066	+$22,593	A·B
GAGeorgia	$66,454	$43,888	+$22,567	A·B
MTMontana	$65,523	$42,989	+$22,535	A·B
MSMississippi	$59,666	$37,248	+$22,418	A·B
WIWisconsin	$69,002	$46,670	+$22,333	A·B
MOMissouri	$66,052	$43,810	+$22,242	A·B
DEDelaware	$71,166	$49,009	+$22,157	A·B
ALAlabama	$60,592	$38,467	+$22,125	A·B
KYKentucky	$63,921	$41,886	+$22,035	A·B
MIMichigan	$68,452	$46,434	+$22,018	A·B
HIHawaii	$74,337	$52,602	+$21,735	A·B
ARArkansas	$59,524	$37,863	+$21,661	A·B
KSKansas	$63,818	$42,410	+$21,408	A·B
NENebraska	$64,699	$43,435	+$21,264	A·B
RIRhode Island	$75,168	$53,917	+$21,251	A·B
WAWashington	$82,585	$61,480	+$21,105	A·B
MDMaryland	$75,307	$54,315	+$20,992	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$59,841	$39,010	+$20,831	A·B
IAIowa	$63,218	$42,457	+$20,761	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$66,203	$45,502	+$20,701	A·B
VTVermont	$68,998	$48,570	+$20,429	A·B
VAVirginia	$71,514	$51,322	+$20,192	A·B
CTConnecticut	$74,026	$53,923	+$20,104	A·B
MEMaine	$66,190	$46,286	+$19,904	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$77,996	$58,391	+$19,605	A·B
COColorado	$70,041	$50,549	+$19,492	A·B
ILIllinois	$69,013	$49,681	+$19,332	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$76,753	$57,541	+$19,212	A·B
MNMinnesota	$70,242	$51,647	+$18,596	A·B
OROregon	$70,233	$52,369	+$17,864	A·B
CACalifornia	$78,511	$60,806	+$17,704	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$79,467	$62,767	+$16,699	A·B
NYNew York	$74,769	$58,617	+$16,152	A·B