Social Worker vs Physician (General Practice) 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)

Physician (General Practice) earns $170,290 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 0 states · Physician (General Practice) leads in 51 states

Physician (General Practice)

$238,380

national median wage

$175,553/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	Physician (General Practice)	Difference
WYWyoming	$54,247	$176,092	-$121,845	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,331	$172,687	-$119,356	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$50,874	$168,748	-$117,874	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$43,930	$161,786	-$117,856	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,925	$169,428	-$117,504	A·B
NENebraska	$48,599	$165,920	-$117,321	A·B
LALouisiana	$52,364	$169,302	-$116,938	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$48,843	$165,401	-$116,558	A·B
MTMontana	$47,389	$163,938	-$116,549	A·B
IAIowa	$51,194	$167,614	-$116,420	A·B
MSMississippi	$45,795	$162,158	-$116,363	A·B
AZArizona	$54,380	$170,514	-$116,134	A·B
COColorado	$50,539	$166,275	-$115,736	A·B
KYKentucky	$52,127	$167,837	-$115,710	A·B
INIndiana	$54,166	$169,065	-$114,899	A·B
GAGeorgia	$49,470	$164,300	-$114,830	A·B
WAWashington	$62,064	$176,092	-$114,028	A·B
NVNevada	$62,493	$175,553	-$113,060	A·B
AKAlaska	$63,696	$176,092	-$112,396	A·B
WIWisconsin	$52,511	$164,795	-$112,284	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$53,343	$165,571	-$112,228	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$63,703	$175,547	-$111,844	A·B
OKOklahoma	$42,039	$153,656	-$111,617	A·B
KSKansas	$51,042	$162,343	-$111,301	A·B
TXTexas	$58,047	$169,107	-$111,060	A·B
MDMaryland	$53,782	$164,286	-$110,504	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,675	$159,630	-$109,955	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$52,230	$161,555	-$109,325	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,257	$152,179	-$108,922	A·B
UTUtah	$56,529	$165,371	-$108,842	A·B
IDIdaho	$56,025	$164,268	-$108,243	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,285	$164,352	-$108,067	A·B
FLFlorida	$56,028	$163,815	-$107,787	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$52,430	$159,725	-$107,295	A·B
OHOhio	$53,208	$158,597	-$105,388	A·B
MNMinnesota	$56,319	$159,733	-$103,414	A·B
MIMichigan	$52,992	$154,382	-$101,390	A·B
VAVirginia	$50,887	$151,352	-$100,464	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$63,298	$163,045	-$99,747	A·B
ILIllinois	$53,911	$152,900	-$98,988	A·B
VTVermont	$61,264	$158,193	-$96,929	A·B
NYNew York	$53,106	$148,187	-$95,082	A·B
MEMaine	$56,134	$149,598	-$93,463	A·B
OROregon	$61,878	$154,481	-$92,603	A·B
ALAlabama	$46,148	$138,448	-$92,300	A·B
RIRhode Island	$62,367	$152,039	-$89,672	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,679	$157,937	-$88,258	A·B
HIHawaii	$63,472	$149,492	-$86,020	A·B
CTConnecticut	$62,692	$136,916	-$74,224	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$69,072	$143,254	-$74,183	A·B
ARArkansas	$49,793	$50,038	-$245	A·B