Plumber vs Police Officer 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)

Police Officer earns $7,610 more nationally

Plumber leads in 28 states · Police Officer leads in 23 states

Police Officer

$69,160

national median wage

$57,484/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	Police Officer	Difference
CACalifornia	$59,915	$77,107	-$17,192	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,772	$60,881	-$8,109	A·B
FLFlorida	$45,553	$52,648	-$7,095	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$56,914	$50,049	+$6,866	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$43,911	$37,807	+$6,103	A·B
MSMississippi	$39,033	$33,299	+$5,734	A·B
LALouisiana	$46,200	$40,469	+$5,731	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$61,596	$66,849	-$5,253	A·B
TXTexas	$48,325	$53,267	-$4,942	A·B
COColorado	$52,106	$56,857	-$4,751	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,085	$50,784	-$4,700	A·B
AZArizona	$46,663	$51,101	-$4,437	A·B
MOMissouri	$51,697	$47,277	+$4,420	A·B
IAIowa	$50,131	$45,817	+$4,315	A·B
NVNevada	$55,147	$59,222	-$4,075	A·B
INIndiana	$50,423	$46,372	+$4,051	A·B
ALAlabama	$40,411	$36,486	+$3,926	A·B
HIHawaii	$60,855	$64,767	-$3,912	A·B
WIWisconsin	$54,756	$50,903	+$3,854	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,156	$36,305	+$3,851	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,205	$59,480	-$3,275	A·B
KYKentucky	$46,070	$43,093	+$2,978	A·B
OKOklahoma	$42,589	$39,709	+$2,880	A·B
ILIllinois	$61,165	$58,406	+$2,760	A·B
NYNew York	$64,506	$61,801	+$2,704	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,830	$54,183	+$2,647	A·B
MTMontana	$47,679	$45,222	+$2,457	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$47,047	$44,637	+$2,411	A·B
MIMichigan	$54,102	$51,746	+$2,356	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,383	$54,632	-$2,250	A·B
TNTennessee	$45,874	$43,705	+$2,169	A·B
DEDelaware	$50,064	$51,975	-$1,911	A·B
UTUtah	$48,087	$49,942	-$1,855	A·B
OROregon	$54,673	$56,361	-$1,688	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$42,332	$44,001	-$1,669	A·B
WAWashington	$64,857	$66,285	-$1,428	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$61,332	$62,646	-$1,314	A·B
NENebraska	$49,500	$48,278	+$1,222	A·B
MNMinnesota	$57,812	$56,611	+$1,201	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,760	$55,617	+$1,144	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$63,021	$61,908	+$1,113	A·B
GAGeorgia	$42,870	$43,723	-$853	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,358	$40,619	+$740	A·B
RIRhode Island	$58,293	$59,032	-$739	A·B
OHOhio	$52,062	$51,442	+$621	A·B
AKAlaska	$68,142	$67,614	+$528	A·B
KSKansas	$46,613	$46,180	+$433	A·B
MEMaine	$45,609	$45,969	-$361	A·B
IDIdaho	$44,954	$44,648	+$306	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$44,393	$44,687	-$294	A·B
VTVermont	$46,836	$47,072	-$236	A·B