Social Worker vs Data Scientist 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)

Data Scientist earns $44,500 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 1 states · Data Scientist leads in 50 states

Data Scientist

$112,590

national median wage

$88,037/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	Data Scientist	Difference
WAWashington	$62,064	$119,778	-$57,715	A·B
VAVirginia	$50,887	$91,000	-$40,113	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,285	$95,266	-$38,981	A·B
NYNew York	$53,106	$90,619	-$37,513	A·B
MDMaryland	$53,782	$90,665	-$36,883	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$52,430	$85,905	-$33,475	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,675	$81,844	-$32,169	A·B
MTMontana	$47,389	$79,329	-$31,941	A·B
ALAlabama	$46,148	$77,980	-$31,832	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$63,298	$94,259	-$30,961	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,925	$82,486	-$30,562	A·B
KSKansas	$51,042	$81,084	-$30,042	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$43,930	$73,552	-$29,622	A·B
ILIllinois	$53,911	$83,197	-$29,286	A·B
COColorado	$50,539	$79,775	-$29,236	A·B
UTUtah	$56,529	$85,536	-$29,007	A·B
MNMinnesota	$56,319	$85,241	-$28,922	A·B
ARArkansas	$49,793	$78,334	-$28,541	A·B
FLFlorida	$56,028	$83,274	-$27,247	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$69,072	$96,301	-$27,229	A·B
VTVermont	$61,264	$88,217	-$26,954	A·B
GAGeorgia	$49,470	$76,327	-$26,857	A·B
AZArizona	$54,380	$81,208	-$26,828	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,679	$96,137	-$26,458	A·B
TXTexas	$58,047	$83,781	-$25,734	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$50,874	$76,325	-$25,451	A·B
IDIdaho	$56,025	$80,809	-$24,784	A·B
HIHawaii	$63,472	$88,053	-$24,582	A·B
NENebraska	$48,599	$73,019	-$24,420	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$48,843	$72,420	-$23,577	A·B
IAIowa	$51,194	$74,647	-$23,453	A·B
RIRhode Island	$62,367	$85,472	-$23,104	A·B
OHOhio	$53,208	$76,280	-$23,071	A·B
WIWisconsin	$52,511	$75,274	-$22,763	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,257	$65,944	-$22,687	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,331	$75,911	-$22,580	A·B
WYWyoming	$54,247	$76,253	-$22,007	A·B
MIMichigan	$52,992	$74,830	-$21,839	A·B
OKOklahoma	$42,039	$62,306	-$20,267	A·B
KYKentucky	$52,127	$71,446	-$19,319	A·B
CTConnecticut	$62,692	$80,839	-$18,147	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$52,230	$68,327	-$16,097	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$63,703	$78,455	-$14,752	A·B
MEMaine	$56,134	$69,955	-$13,820	A·B
OROregon	$61,878	$74,784	-$12,905	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$53,343	$65,820	-$12,477	A·B
NVNevada	$62,493	$74,474	-$11,981	A·B
INIndiana	$54,166	$65,509	-$11,343	A·B
MSMississippi	$45,795	$55,229	-$9,434	A·B
LALouisiana	$52,364	$56,718	-$4,354	A·B
AKAlaska	$63,696	$63,281	+$415	A·B