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

$60,840

national median wage

$51,065/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Accountant earns $19,040 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 0 states · Accountant leads in 51 states

Accountant

$79,880

national median wage

$65,026/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
GAGeorgia	$43,888	$60,404	-$16,516	A·B
TXTexas	$49,458	$65,441	-$15,983	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,030	$58,546	-$15,516	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,591	$59,002	-$15,411	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,767	$77,933	-$15,166	A·B
NYNew York	$58,617	$72,864	-$14,247	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,009	$63,242	-$14,233	A·B
FLFlorida	$47,047	$60,995	-$13,947	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,699	$55,594	-$13,896	A·B
LALouisiana	$40,846	$54,438	-$13,592	A·B
VAVirginia	$51,322	$64,782	-$13,461	A·B
UTUtah	$43,817	$56,901	-$13,084	A·B
OKOklahoma	$39,641	$52,719	-$13,079	A·B
ILIllinois	$49,681	$62,683	-$13,001	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$48,424	$61,268	-$12,844	A·B
CTConnecticut	$53,923	$66,763	-$12,840	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,541	$70,074	-$12,533	A·B
OHOhio	$47,066	$59,555	-$12,489	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,863	$50,300	-$12,437	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,467	$50,780	-$12,312	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,810	$55,990	-$12,180	A·B
MIMichigan	$46,434	$58,590	-$12,156	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$41,423	$53,475	-$12,053	A·B
COColorado	$50,549	$62,443	-$11,894	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$44,216	$55,869	-$11,653	A·B
KSKansas	$42,410	$53,978	-$11,568	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$39,010	$50,576	-$11,566	A·B
INIndiana	$43,829	$55,392	-$11,563	A·B
WYWyoming	$45,440	$56,971	-$11,530	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,672	$64,153	-$11,481	A·B
IAIowa	$42,457	$53,876	-$11,419	A·B
NENebraska	$43,435	$54,687	-$11,252	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,391	$69,534	-$11,142	A·B
AZArizona	$48,765	$59,609	-$10,844	A·B
KYKentucky	$41,886	$52,728	-$10,842	A·B
RIRhode Island	$53,917	$64,260	-$10,343	A·B
MNMinnesota	$51,647	$61,924	-$10,277	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,248	$47,476	-$10,228	A·B
WAWashington	$61,480	$71,681	-$10,201	A·B
IDIdaho	$42,419	$52,550	-$10,131	A·B
MEMaine	$46,286	$56,380	-$10,094	A·B
MDMaryland	$54,315	$64,207	-$9,892	A·B
NVNevada	$50,261	$59,911	-$9,650	A·B
WIWisconsin	$46,670	$56,018	-$9,349	A·B
VTVermont	$48,570	$57,759	-$9,189	A·B
MTMontana	$42,989	$51,923	-$8,934	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$45,502	$53,349	-$7,847	A·B
CACalifornia	$60,806	$68,529	-$7,723	A·B
OROregon	$52,369	$58,855	-$6,486	A·B
AKAlaska	$60,073	$65,525	-$5,452	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,602	$57,533	-$4,931	A·B