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	$36,829	$68,694	-$31,865	A·B
ILIllinois	$40,937	$71,994	-$31,057	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$35,852	$62,485	-$26,633	A·B
HIHawaii	$37,656	$62,178	-$24,522	A·B
MOMissouri	$32,553	$56,346	-$23,793	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,763	$60,502	-$23,739	A·B
MNMinnesota	$38,526	$61,744	-$23,217	A·B
CTConnecticut	$36,842	$58,994	-$22,152	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	$61,918	$75,400	-$13,482	A·B
KSKansas	$36,095	$49,210	-$13,115	A·B
NYNew York	$72,227	$59,371	+$12,856	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
DEDelaware	$38,800	$49,603	-$10,803	A·B
RIRhode Island	$44,669	$55,402	-$10,733	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$43,557	$52,675	-$9,119	A·B
CACalifornia	$49,585	$58,629	-$9,045	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	$47,214	$52,806	-$5,592	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	$53,133	$57,261	-$4,128	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	$68,919	$66,148	+$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	$64,317	$62,338	+$1,979	A·B
COColorado	$49,471	$49,773	-$302	A·B
VAVirginia	$49,089	$48,955	+$134	A·B