Registered Nurse 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.

Registered Nurse

$93,600

national median wage

$74,678/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Registered Nurse earns $25,510 more nationally

Registered Nurse leads in 51 states · Social Worker leads in 0 states

Social Worker

$68,090

national median wage

$56,731/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Registered Nurse earns more after tax.

State	Registered Nurse	Social Worker	Difference
HIHawaii	$95,593	$63,472	+$32,121	A·B
CACalifornia	$98,222	$69,679	+$28,543	A·B
WAWashington	$87,749	$62,064	+$25,685	A·B
NYNew York	$77,929	$53,106	+$24,824	A·B
OROregon	$85,760	$61,878	+$23,882	A·B
AKAlaska	$86,700	$63,696	+$23,004	A·B
COColorado	$73,193	$50,539	+$22,654	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,819	$42,039	+$20,781	A·B
AZArizona	$74,972	$54,380	+$20,592	A·B
DEDelaware	$69,107	$49,675	+$19,432	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$75,687	$56,285	+$19,402	A·B
MDMaryland	$72,714	$53,782	+$18,932	A·B
MOMissouri	$62,136	$43,257	+$18,879	A·B
MNMinnesota	$74,456	$56,319	+$18,137	A·B
NVNevada	$80,580	$62,493	+$18,087	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$67,774	$50,874	+$16,900	A·B
GAGeorgia	$65,855	$49,470	+$16,386	A·B
VAVirginia	$67,022	$50,887	+$16,135	A·B
MTMontana	$62,960	$47,389	+$15,572	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$67,927	$53,343	+$14,584	A·B
NENebraska	$62,853	$48,599	+$14,254	A·B
TXTexas	$72,152	$58,047	+$14,105	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$57,730	$43,930	+$13,800	A·B
WIWisconsin	$66,199	$52,511	+$13,688	A·B
RIRhode Island	$76,006	$62,367	+$13,638	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$76,747	$63,298	+$13,449	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$76,950	$63,703	+$13,247	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$62,086	$48,843	+$13,243	A·B
MSMississippi	$58,573	$45,795	+$12,778	A·B
CTConnecticut	$75,453	$62,692	+$12,761	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,709	$52,992	+$12,717	A·B
TNTennessee	$64,428	$51,925	+$12,503	A·B
WYWyoming	$66,369	$54,247	+$12,122	A·B
ILIllinois	$65,487	$53,911	+$11,576	A·B
OHOhio	$64,537	$53,208	+$11,329	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$63,661	$52,430	+$11,231	A·B
FLFlorida	$67,115	$56,028	+$11,087	A·B
ARArkansas	$60,267	$49,793	+$10,473	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$63,619	$53,331	+$10,288	A·B
KYKentucky	$62,367	$52,127	+$10,240	A·B
LALouisiana	$62,342	$52,364	+$9,978	A·B
IDIdaho	$65,691	$56,025	+$9,666	A·B
IAIowa	$60,659	$51,194	+$9,464	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,520	$46,148	+$9,372	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$61,403	$52,230	+$9,173	A·B
KSKansas	$60,189	$51,042	+$9,147	A·B
INIndiana	$63,278	$54,166	+$9,112	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$76,463	$69,072	+$7,391	A·B
MEMaine	$62,693	$56,134	+$6,559	A·B
UTUtah	$63,048	$56,529	+$6,519	A·B
VTVermont	$65,573	$61,264	+$4,310	A·B