Plumber vs Electrician Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Plumber

$61,550

national median wage

$51,635/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Electrician earns $40 more nationally

Plumber leads in 14 states · Electrician leads in 37 states

Electrician

$61,590

national median wage

$51,668/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Plumber earns more after tax.

State	Plumber	Electrician	Difference
MTMontana	$47,679	$50,873	-$3,194	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$63,021	$59,972	+$3,049	A·B
NYNew York	$64,506	$61,730	+$2,776	A·B
AKAlaska	$68,142	$70,625	-$2,483	A·B
COColorado	$52,106	$54,543	-$2,436	A·B
IDIdaho	$44,954	$46,996	-$2,043	A·B
LALouisiana	$46,200	$48,125	-$1,925	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,915	$61,832	-$1,917	A·B
DEDelaware	$50,064	$51,946	-$1,882	A·B
GAGeorgia	$42,870	$44,741	-$1,871	A·B
RIRhode Island	$58,293	$56,461	+$1,831	A·B
OHOhio	$52,062	$53,816	-$1,753	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,383	$54,102	-$1,719	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$44,393	$45,985	-$1,592	A·B
NVNevada	$55,147	$56,724	-$1,578	A·B
MOMissouri	$51,697	$53,231	-$1,534	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$43,911	$45,431	-$1,520	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$61,596	$60,125	+$1,472	A·B
FLFlorida	$45,553	$47,007	-$1,454	A·B
AZArizona	$46,663	$48,026	-$1,362	A·B
MEMaine	$45,609	$46,933	-$1,325	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$42,332	$43,629	-$1,297	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$56,914	$55,664	+$1,250	A·B
OKOklahoma	$42,589	$43,784	-$1,194	A·B
MNMinnesota	$57,812	$58,848	-$1,036	A·B
KYKentucky	$46,070	$47,078	-$1,008	A·B
KSKansas	$46,613	$47,576	-$963	A·B
WIWisconsin	$54,756	$53,800	+$956	A·B
ALAlabama	$40,411	$41,323	-$912	A·B
VTVermont	$46,836	$47,736	-$900	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,156	$40,995	-$840	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$47,047	$47,795	-$747	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,760	$56,020	+$740	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,830	$56,176	+$654	A·B
UTUtah	$48,087	$48,738	-$651	A·B
INIndiana	$50,423	$51,049	-$626	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,085	$46,696	-$612	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,205	$55,609	+$597	A·B
TNTennessee	$45,874	$46,356	-$482	A·B
IAIowa	$50,131	$49,661	+$470	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,772	$52,356	+$416	A·B
HIHawaii	$60,855	$60,495	+$360	A·B
MIMichigan	$54,102	$54,373	-$271	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,358	$41,625	-$266	A·B
WAWashington	$64,857	$65,103	-$246	A·B
TXTexas	$48,325	$48,566	-$241	A·B
ILIllinois	$61,165	$60,950	+$216	A·B
NENebraska	$49,500	$49,701	-$201	A·B
OROregon	$54,673	$54,870	-$197	A·B
MSMississippi	$39,033	$39,207	-$174	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$61,332	$61,182	+$150	A·B