Plumber vs Operations Manager Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Plumber

$62,970

national median wage

$52,776/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Operations Manager earns $39,980 more nationally

Plumber leads in 0 states · Operations Manager leads in 51 states

Operations Manager

$102,950

national median wage

$81,255/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	Operations Manager	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$42,990	$102,472	-$59,482	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,485	$114,346	-$51,861	A·B
DEDelaware	$50,582	$96,492	-$45,910	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$59,872	$105,599	-$45,727	A·B
COColorado	$50,920	$94,753	-$43,833	A·B
VAVirginia	$47,426	$88,152	-$40,727	A·B
RIRhode Island	$51,593	$89,385	-$37,793	A·B
FLFlorida	$42,789	$79,708	-$36,919	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,607	$93,063	-$36,456	A·B
ALAlabama	$43,013	$78,582	-$35,568	A·B
WAWashington	$63,359	$98,478	-$35,120	A·B
CACalifornia	$53,653	$87,683	-$34,029	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,625	$75,161	-$33,537	A·B
NYNew York	$60,017	$93,042	-$33,025	A·B
TNTennessee	$48,566	$81,185	-$32,619	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,021	$84,147	-$32,126	A·B
TXTexas	$49,233	$79,384	-$30,151	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$44,111	$73,912	-$29,802	A·B
INIndiana	$52,179	$81,928	-$29,749	A·B
GAGeorgia	$45,110	$74,482	-$29,372	A·B
MDMaryland	$50,376	$78,284	-$27,908	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$48,478	$75,742	-$27,263	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$63,077	$89,375	-$26,298	A·B
AKAlaska	$67,013	$93,310	-$26,297	A·B
LALouisiana	$52,627	$77,954	-$25,326	A·B
NVNevada	$50,486	$75,655	-$25,169	A·B
WYWyoming	$51,579	$75,592	-$24,013	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$53,625	$76,309	-$22,683	A·B
WIWisconsin	$61,281	$83,828	-$22,546	A·B
MEMaine	$48,603	$70,982	-$22,378	A·B
OHOhio	$51,486	$73,826	-$22,340	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$40,465	$62,414	-$21,949	A·B
VTVermont	$49,237	$70,763	-$21,525	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$52,535	$73,900	-$21,364	A·B
MSMississippi	$46,764	$67,742	-$20,978	A·B
UTUtah	$49,008	$68,948	-$19,941	A·B
AZArizona	$50,803	$70,298	-$19,495	A·B
OKOklahoma	$44,322	$62,464	-$18,142	A·B
HIHawaii	$59,254	$75,958	-$16,704	A·B
KSKansas	$49,950	$65,073	-$15,123	A·B
MIMichigan	$59,998	$74,956	-$14,958	A·B
IAIowa	$49,663	$63,094	-$13,431	A·B
IDIdaho	$46,097	$59,434	-$13,337	A·B
NENebraska	$50,555	$63,873	-$13,318	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,359	$51,491	-$11,131	A·B
MOMissouri	$50,088	$60,587	-$10,499	A·B
KYKentucky	$50,229	$60,522	-$10,293	A·B
MNMinnesota	$62,911	$71,021	-$8,110	A·B
MTMontana	$60,612	$65,341	-$4,730	A·B
ILIllinois	$71,890	$75,310	-$3,420	A·B
OROregon	$66,130	$69,461	-$3,331	A·B