Social Worker vs Accountant Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Social Worker

$68,090

national median wage

$56,731/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Accountant earns $13,590 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 4 states · Accountant leads in 47 states

Accountant

$81,680

national median wage

$66,292/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Social Worker earns more after tax.

State	Social Worker	Accountant	Difference
NYNew York	$53,106	$75,467	-$22,362	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$43,930	$63,218	-$19,288	A·B
COColorado	$50,539	$68,913	-$18,374	A·B
OKOklahoma	$42,039	$59,961	-$17,923	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,285	$72,165	-$15,880	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,257	$57,830	-$14,572	A·B
WAWashington	$62,064	$76,493	-$14,429	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,675	$63,975	-$14,300	A·B
VAVirginia	$50,887	$64,031	-$13,144	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$63,298	$75,857	-$12,559	A·B
GAGeorgia	$49,470	$61,646	-$12,176	A·B
MDMaryland	$53,782	$64,881	-$11,100	A·B
MTMontana	$47,389	$58,328	-$10,939	A·B
HIHawaii	$63,472	$52,917	+$10,555	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$52,430	$62,752	-$10,322	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,925	$61,944	-$10,020	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$50,874	$60,858	-$9,984	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$48,843	$58,501	-$9,659	A·B
ALAlabama	$46,148	$55,539	-$9,391	A·B
WYWyoming	$54,247	$63,281	-$9,034	A·B
OHOhio	$53,208	$62,097	-$8,889	A·B
WIWisconsin	$52,511	$61,047	-$8,536	A·B
AZArizona	$54,380	$62,576	-$8,196	A·B
KSKansas	$51,042	$59,114	-$8,072	A·B
FLFlorida	$56,028	$64,034	-$8,006	A·B
IAIowa	$51,194	$58,882	-$7,687	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$53,343	$60,822	-$7,479	A·B
MIMichigan	$52,992	$60,454	-$7,462	A·B
TXTexas	$58,047	$65,110	-$7,063	A·B
RIRhode Island	$62,367	$69,414	-$7,046	A·B
NENebraska	$48,599	$55,588	-$6,989	A·B
ILIllinois	$53,911	$60,837	-$6,926	A·B
INIndiana	$54,166	$61,034	-$6,868	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$69,072	$75,523	-$6,451	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,331	$59,460	-$6,130	A·B
MSMississippi	$45,795	$51,506	-$5,711	A·B
MNMinnesota	$56,319	$61,892	-$5,573	A·B
KYKentucky	$52,127	$57,227	-$5,100	A·B
CTConnecticut	$62,692	$67,705	-$5,013	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$52,230	$57,078	-$4,849	A·B
IDIdaho	$56,025	$51,696	+$4,329	A·B
LALouisiana	$52,364	$56,051	-$3,687	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$63,703	$67,101	-$3,398	A·B
MEMaine	$56,134	$59,416	-$3,282	A·B
AKAlaska	$63,696	$66,482	-$2,786	A·B
OROregon	$61,878	$59,402	+$2,476	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,679	$71,749	-$2,070	A·B
UTUtah	$56,529	$58,327	-$1,798	A·B
ARArkansas	$49,793	$51,429	-$1,636	A·B
NVNevada	$62,493	$63,858	-$1,365	A·B
VTVermont	$61,264	$60,371	+$893	A·B