Real Estate Agent 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.

Real Estate Agent

$59,430

national median wage

$49,932/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Social Worker earns $1,410 more nationally

Real Estate Agent leads in 11 states · Social Worker leads in 40 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 = Real Estate Agent earns more after tax.

State	Real Estate Agent	Social Worker	Difference
AKAlaska	$53,146	$60,073	-$6,927	A·B
MSMississippi	$32,399	$37,248	-$4,849	A·B
OROregon	$48,113	$52,369	-$4,256	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,918	$39,010	-$4,092	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$41,420	$45,502	-$4,082	A·B
VTVermont	$44,488	$48,570	-$4,082	A·B
OHOhio	$43,644	$47,066	-$3,422	A·B
INIndiana	$40,420	$43,829	-$3,409	A·B
KYKentucky	$38,519	$41,886	-$3,367	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,527	$37,863	-$3,336	A·B
WIWisconsin	$43,360	$46,670	-$3,310	A·B
IAIowa	$39,165	$42,457	-$3,292	A·B
MNMinnesota	$48,403	$51,647	-$3,244	A·B
CTConnecticut	$50,856	$53,923	-$3,067	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$55,510	$58,391	-$2,882	A·B
LALouisiana	$38,225	$40,846	-$2,621	A·B
MIMichigan	$43,839	$46,434	-$2,595	A·B
ALAlabama	$35,898	$38,467	-$2,569	A·B
DEDelaware	$46,459	$49,009	-$2,551	A·B
WAWashington	$59,081	$61,480	-$2,399	A·B
TNTennessee	$45,111	$43,030	+$2,081	A·B
COColorado	$52,516	$50,549	+$1,967	A·B
UTUtah	$45,778	$43,817	+$1,961	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$46,562	$48,424	-$1,862	A·B
OKOklahoma	$37,819	$39,641	-$1,822	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,989	$43,810	-$1,821	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,105	$53,917	-$1,812	A·B
KSKansas	$40,611	$42,410	-$1,799	A·B
MEMaine	$44,512	$46,286	-$1,774	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$55,979	$57,541	-$1,562	A·B
FLFlorida	$48,325	$47,047	+$1,278	A·B
WYWyoming	$46,718	$45,440	+$1,278	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$44,797	$43,591	+$1,206	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,604	$42,419	+$1,185	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$42,874	$41,699	+$1,176	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$51,539	$52,672	-$1,133	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,290	$41,423	-$1,133	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$43,099	$44,216	-$1,117	A·B
AZArizona	$47,668	$48,765	-$1,098	A·B
ILIllinois	$48,618	$49,681	-$1,063	A·B
NENebraska	$42,384	$43,435	-$1,051	A·B
MDMaryland	$53,390	$54,315	-$925	A·B
NYNew York	$57,703	$58,617	-$914	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,945	$60,806	-$861	A·B
TXTexas	$49,932	$49,458	+$474	A·B
GAGeorgia	$44,329	$43,888	+$442	A·B
VAVirginia	$51,762	$51,322	+$440	A·B
NVNevada	$49,932	$50,261	-$329	A·B
MTMontana	$42,684	$42,989	-$305	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,347	$52,602	-$255	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,514	$62,767	-$254	A·B