Plumber 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.

Plumber

$61,550

national median wage

$51,635/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Plumber earns $710 more nationally

Plumber leads in 38 states · Social Worker leads in 13 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 = Plumber earns more after tax.

State	Plumber	Social Worker	Difference
NDNorth Dakota	$56,914	$44,216	+$12,698	A·B
ILIllinois	$61,165	$49,681	+$11,484	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,830	$45,440	+$11,389	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,760	$48,424	+$8,336	A·B
HIHawaii	$60,855	$52,602	+$8,253	A·B
WIWisconsin	$54,756	$46,670	+$8,087	A·B
AKAlaska	$68,142	$60,073	+$8,069	A·B
MOMissouri	$51,697	$43,810	+$7,887	A·B
IAIowa	$50,131	$42,457	+$7,674	A·B
MIMichigan	$54,102	$46,434	+$7,668	A·B
INIndiana	$50,423	$43,829	+$6,594	A·B
MNMinnesota	$57,812	$51,647	+$6,165	A·B
NENebraska	$49,500	$43,435	+$6,065	A·B
NYNew York	$64,506	$58,617	+$5,888	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$47,047	$41,423	+$5,625	A·B
LALouisiana	$46,200	$40,846	+$5,354	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,085	$51,322	-$5,237	A·B
OHOhio	$52,062	$47,066	+$4,996	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$43,911	$39,010	+$4,901	A·B
NVNevada	$55,147	$50,261	+$4,885	A·B
MTMontana	$47,679	$42,989	+$4,690	A·B
RIRhode Island	$58,293	$53,917	+$4,376	A·B
UTUtah	$48,087	$43,817	+$4,269	A·B
KSKansas	$46,613	$42,410	+$4,203	A·B
KYKentucky	$46,070	$41,886	+$4,184	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$61,596	$57,541	+$4,055	A·B
WAWashington	$64,857	$61,480	+$3,377	A·B
OKOklahoma	$42,589	$39,641	+$2,948	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$61,332	$58,391	+$2,941	A·B
TNTennessee	$45,874	$43,030	+$2,844	A·B
IDIdaho	$44,954	$42,419	+$2,535	A·B
OROregon	$54,673	$52,369	+$2,304	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,156	$37,863	+$2,292	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,205	$53,923	+$2,283	A·B
AZArizona	$46,663	$48,765	-$2,102	A·B
ALAlabama	$40,411	$38,467	+$1,944	A·B
MSMississippi	$39,033	$37,248	+$1,785	A·B
VTVermont	$46,836	$48,570	-$1,733	A·B
COColorado	$52,106	$50,549	+$1,557	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,772	$54,315	-$1,543	A·B
FLFlorida	$45,553	$47,047	-$1,495	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$42,332	$43,591	-$1,259	A·B
TXTexas	$48,325	$49,458	-$1,133	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$44,393	$45,502	-$1,109	A·B
DEDelaware	$50,064	$49,009	+$1,055	A·B
GAGeorgia	$42,870	$43,888	-$1,018	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,915	$60,806	-$891	A·B
MEMaine	$45,609	$46,286	-$677	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,358	$41,699	-$340	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,383	$52,672	-$289	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$63,021	$62,767	+$254	A·B