Social Worker vs Electrician 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)

Electrician earns $750 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 8 states · Electrician leads in 43 states

Electrician

$61,590

national median wage

$51,668/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	Electrician	Difference
NDNorth Dakota	$44,216	$55,664	-$11,448	A·B
ILIllinois	$49,681	$60,950	-$11,268	A·B
WYWyoming	$45,440	$56,176	-$10,735	A·B
AKAlaska	$60,073	$70,625	-$10,553	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,810	$53,231	-$9,421	A·B
MIMichigan	$46,434	$54,373	-$7,939	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,602	$60,495	-$7,893	A·B
MTMontana	$42,989	$50,873	-$7,884	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$48,424	$56,020	-$7,596	A·B
LALouisiana	$40,846	$48,125	-$7,280	A·B
INIndiana	$43,829	$51,049	-$7,220	A·B
IAIowa	$42,457	$49,661	-$7,204	A·B
MNMinnesota	$51,647	$58,848	-$7,201	A·B
WIWisconsin	$46,670	$53,800	-$7,130	A·B
OHOhio	$47,066	$53,816	-$6,750	A·B
NVNevada	$50,261	$56,724	-$6,463	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$39,010	$45,431	-$6,421	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$41,423	$47,795	-$6,372	A·B
NENebraska	$43,435	$49,701	-$6,266	A·B
KYKentucky	$41,886	$47,078	-$5,192	A·B
KSKansas	$42,410	$47,576	-$5,166	A·B
UTUtah	$43,817	$48,738	-$4,921	A·B
VAVirginia	$51,322	$46,696	+$4,625	A·B
IDIdaho	$42,419	$46,996	-$4,577	A·B
OKOklahoma	$39,641	$43,784	-$4,143	A·B
COColorado	$50,549	$54,543	-$3,993	A·B
WAWashington	$61,480	$65,103	-$3,623	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,030	$46,356	-$3,326	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,863	$40,995	-$3,132	A·B
NYNew York	$58,617	$61,730	-$3,113	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,009	$51,946	-$2,936	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,467	$41,323	-$2,856	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,767	$59,972	+$2,796	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,391	$61,182	-$2,790	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,541	$60,125	-$2,584	A·B
RIRhode Island	$53,917	$56,461	-$2,544	A·B
OROregon	$52,369	$54,870	-$2,501	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,248	$39,207	-$1,959	A·B
MDMaryland	$54,315	$52,356	+$1,958	A·B
CTConnecticut	$53,923	$55,609	-$1,686	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,672	$54,102	-$1,430	A·B
CACalifornia	$60,806	$61,832	-$1,026	A·B
TXTexas	$49,458	$48,566	+$892	A·B
GAGeorgia	$43,888	$44,741	-$853	A·B
VTVermont	$48,570	$47,736	+$833	A·B
AZArizona	$48,765	$48,026	+$740	A·B
MEMaine	$46,286	$46,933	-$648	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$45,502	$45,985	-$483	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,699	$41,625	+$74	A·B
FLFlorida	$47,047	$47,007	+$40	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,591	$43,629	-$38	A·B