Operations Manager vs Real Estate Agent Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Operations Manager

$102,950

national median wage

$81,255/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Operations Manager earns $46,630 more nationally

Operations Manager leads in 51 states · Real Estate Agent leads in 0 states

Real Estate Agent

$56,320

national median wage

$47,433/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Operations Manager earns more after tax.

State	Operations Manager	Real Estate Agent	Difference
DCWashington D.C.	$114,346	$35,852	+$78,494	A·B
DEDelaware	$96,492	$38,800	+$57,693	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$102,472	$45,898	+$56,574	A·B
CTConnecticut	$93,063	$36,842	+$56,221	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$105,599	$53,133	+$52,467	A·B
COColorado	$94,753	$49,471	+$45,283	A·B
RIRhode Island	$89,385	$44,669	+$44,716	A·B
LALouisiana	$77,954	$33,382	+$44,571	A·B
WIWisconsin	$83,828	$40,541	+$43,287	A·B
INIndiana	$81,928	$41,676	+$40,252	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,582	$39,171	+$39,411	A·B
VAVirginia	$88,152	$49,089	+$39,063	A·B
WYWyoming	$75,592	$36,763	+$38,830	A·B
HIHawaii	$75,958	$37,656	+$38,302	A·B
MDMaryland	$78,284	$40,170	+$38,114	A·B
CACalifornia	$87,683	$49,585	+$38,098	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$84,147	$46,871	+$37,276	A·B
FLFlorida	$79,708	$42,467	+$37,240	A·B
TXTexas	$79,384	$42,476	+$36,908	A·B
OHOhio	$73,826	$36,998	+$36,828	A·B
WAWashington	$98,478	$61,918	+$36,561	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$75,161	$39,219	+$35,942	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,310	$40,937	+$34,373	A·B
TNTennessee	$81,185	$47,433	+$33,752	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$73,912	$40,505	+$33,408	A·B
NVNevada	$75,655	$42,347	+$33,309	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,309	$43,557	+$32,752	A·B
OROregon	$69,461	$36,829	+$32,632	A·B
MNMinnesota	$71,021	$38,526	+$32,495	A·B
IAIowa	$63,094	$30,671	+$32,423	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,956	$44,742	+$30,214	A·B
GAGeorgia	$74,482	$45,035	+$29,447	A·B
KSKansas	$65,073	$36,095	+$28,978	A·B
IDIdaho	$59,434	$30,869	+$28,564	A·B
KYKentucky	$60,522	$32,477	+$28,046	A·B
MOMissouri	$60,587	$32,553	+$28,034	A·B
MSMississippi	$67,742	$41,038	+$26,704	A·B
AZArizona	$70,298	$44,131	+$26,166	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$89,375	$64,317	+$25,058	A·B
UTUtah	$68,948	$44,229	+$24,719	A·B
AKAlaska	$93,310	$68,919	+$24,390	A·B
NENebraska	$63,873	$39,692	+$24,180	A·B
MEMaine	$70,982	$47,214	+$23,767	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$73,900	$51,860	+$22,039	A·B
NYNew York	$93,042	$72,227	+$20,815	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,491	$31,759	+$19,732	A·B
MTMontana	$65,341	$45,808	+$19,534	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,464	$45,444	+$17,020	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$62,414	$46,477	+$15,937	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$75,742	$62,378	+$13,364	A·B
VTVermont	$70,763	$63,967	+$6,796	A·B