Real Estate Agent 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.

Real Estate Agent

$56,320

national median wage

$47,433/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Operations Manager earns $46,630 more nationally

Real Estate Agent 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 = Real Estate Agent earns more after tax.

State	Real Estate Agent	Operations Manager	Difference
DCWashington D.C.	$35,852	$114,346	-$78,494	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,994	$97,040	-$58,046	A·B
CTConnecticut	$37,071	$93,714	-$56,644	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$45,898	$102,472	-$56,574	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$53,603	$106,420	-$52,817	A·B
COColorado	$49,742	$95,327	-$45,585	A·B
RIRhode Island	$45,279	$90,485	-$45,206	A·B
LALouisiana	$33,382	$77,954	-$44,571	A·B
WIWisconsin	$40,541	$83,828	-$43,287	A·B
INIndiana	$41,676	$81,928	-$40,252	A·B
ALAlabama	$39,171	$78,582	-$39,411	A·B
VAVirginia	$49,089	$88,152	-$39,063	A·B
CACalifornia	$50,396	$89,311	-$38,915	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,763	$75,592	-$38,830	A·B
HIHawaii	$37,891	$76,348	-$38,457	A·B
MDMaryland	$40,170	$78,284	-$38,114	A·B
WAWashington	$62,985	$100,285	-$37,300	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$46,871	$84,147	-$37,276	A·B
FLFlorida	$42,467	$79,708	-$37,240	A·B
TXTexas	$42,476	$79,384	-$36,908	A·B
OHOhio	$36,998	$73,826	-$36,828	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$39,219	$75,161	-$35,942	A·B
ILIllinois	$40,937	$75,310	-$34,373	A·B
TNTennessee	$47,433	$81,185	-$33,752	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$40,505	$73,912	-$33,408	A·B
NVNevada	$42,347	$75,655	-$33,309	A·B
OROregon	$37,166	$70,151	-$32,986	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$43,594	$76,379	-$32,785	A·B
MNMinnesota	$38,736	$71,444	-$32,708	A·B
IAIowa	$30,671	$63,094	-$32,423	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,742	$74,956	-$30,214	A·B
GAGeorgia	$45,035	$74,482	-$29,447	A·B
KSKansas	$36,095	$65,073	-$28,978	A·B
IDIdaho	$30,869	$59,434	-$28,564	A·B
KYKentucky	$32,477	$60,522	-$28,046	A·B
MOMissouri	$32,553	$60,587	-$28,034	A·B
MSMississippi	$41,038	$67,742	-$26,704	A·B
AZArizona	$44,131	$70,298	-$26,166	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$64,709	$89,945	-$25,236	A·B
UTUtah	$44,229	$68,948	-$24,719	A·B
AKAlaska	$69,190	$93,581	-$24,390	A·B
NENebraska	$39,692	$63,873	-$24,180	A·B
MEMaine	$47,514	$71,465	-$23,951	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$51,860	$73,900	-$22,039	A·B
NYNew York	$72,670	$93,485	-$20,815	A·B
ARArkansas	$31,759	$51,491	-$19,732	A·B
MTMontana	$45,808	$65,341	-$19,534	A·B
OKOklahoma	$45,444	$62,464	-$17,020	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$46,477	$62,414	-$15,937	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$62,378	$75,742	-$13,364	A·B
VTVermont	$63,967	$70,763	-$6,796	A·B