Real Estate Agent vs Electrician Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Real Estate Agent

$56,320

national median wage

$47,433/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Electrician earns $6,030 more nationally

Real Estate Agent leads in 6 states · Electrician leads in 45 states

Electrician

$62,350

national median wage

$52,278/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Real Estate Agent earns more after tax.

State	Real Estate Agent	Electrician	Difference
OROregon	$37,166	$69,375	-$32,210	A·B
ILIllinois	$40,937	$71,994	-$31,057	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$35,852	$62,485	-$26,633	A·B
HIHawaii	$37,891	$62,568	-$24,677	A·B
MOMissouri	$32,553	$56,346	-$23,793	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,763	$60,502	-$23,739	A·B
MNMinnesota	$38,736	$62,102	-$23,366	A·B
CTConnecticut	$37,071	$59,378	-$22,308	A·B
IAIowa	$30,671	$50,926	-$20,255	A·B
WIWisconsin	$40,541	$59,057	-$18,515	A·B
IDIdaho	$30,869	$48,566	-$17,697	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$62,378	$46,383	+$15,995	A·B
KYKentucky	$32,477	$48,016	-$15,539	A·B
VTVermont	$63,967	$48,560	+$15,407	A·B
OHOhio	$36,998	$52,285	-$15,287	A·B
LALouisiana	$33,382	$48,659	-$15,277	A·B
WAWashington	$62,985	$76,739	-$13,753	A·B
KSKansas	$36,095	$49,210	-$13,115	A·B
NYNew York	$72,670	$59,737	+$12,933	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,742	$57,122	-$12,380	A·B
NVNevada	$42,347	$54,367	-$12,020	A·B
MDMaryland	$40,170	$52,175	-$12,005	A·B
INIndiana	$41,676	$52,891	-$11,215	A·B
RIRhode Island	$45,279	$56,173	-$10,894	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,994	$49,855	-$10,861	A·B
CACalifornia	$50,396	$59,624	-$9,228	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$43,594	$52,721	-$9,127	A·B
MTMontana	$45,808	$54,821	-$9,013	A·B
NENebraska	$39,692	$48,387	-$8,694	A·B
ARArkansas	$31,759	$40,145	-$8,387	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$40,505	$46,653	-$6,149	A·B
MEMaine	$47,514	$53,145	-$5,631	A·B
TXTexas	$42,476	$47,915	-$5,440	A·B
MSMississippi	$41,038	$46,261	-$5,222	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$46,871	$51,989	-$5,118	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$46,477	$51,244	-$4,768	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$39,219	$43,977	-$4,757	A·B
AZArizona	$44,131	$48,888	-$4,757	A·B
UTUtah	$44,229	$48,818	-$4,589	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$53,603	$57,758	-$4,155	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$45,898	$49,225	-$3,326	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$51,860	$55,042	-$3,182	A·B
OKOklahoma	$45,444	$48,273	-$2,829	A·B
ALAlabama	$39,171	$41,943	-$2,773	A·B
AKAlaska	$69,190	$66,419	+$2,772	A·B
FLFlorida	$42,467	$44,846	-$2,378	A·B
TNTennessee	$47,433	$49,739	-$2,306	A·B
GAGeorgia	$45,035	$47,042	-$2,007	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$64,709	$62,715	+$1,993	A·B
COColorado	$49,742	$50,046	-$304	A·B
VAVirginia	$49,089	$48,955	+$134	A·B