Social Worker vs Plumber 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)

Plumber earns $710 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 13 states · Plumber leads in 38 states

Plumber

$61,550

national median wage

$51,635/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	Plumber	Difference
NDNorth Dakota	$44,216	$56,914	-$12,698	A·B
ILIllinois	$49,681	$61,165	-$11,484	A·B
WYWyoming	$45,440	$56,830	-$11,389	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$48,424	$56,760	-$8,336	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,602	$60,855	-$8,253	A·B
WIWisconsin	$46,670	$54,756	-$8,087	A·B
AKAlaska	$60,073	$68,142	-$8,069	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,810	$51,697	-$7,887	A·B
IAIowa	$42,457	$50,131	-$7,674	A·B
MIMichigan	$46,434	$54,102	-$7,668	A·B
INIndiana	$43,829	$50,423	-$6,594	A·B
MNMinnesota	$51,647	$57,812	-$6,165	A·B
NENebraska	$43,435	$49,500	-$6,065	A·B
NYNew York	$58,617	$64,506	-$5,888	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$41,423	$47,047	-$5,625	A·B
LALouisiana	$40,846	$46,200	-$5,354	A·B
VAVirginia	$51,322	$46,085	+$5,237	A·B
OHOhio	$47,066	$52,062	-$4,996	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$39,010	$43,911	-$4,901	A·B
NVNevada	$50,261	$55,147	-$4,885	A·B
MTMontana	$42,989	$47,679	-$4,690	A·B
RIRhode Island	$53,917	$58,293	-$4,376	A·B
UTUtah	$43,817	$48,087	-$4,269	A·B
KSKansas	$42,410	$46,613	-$4,203	A·B
KYKentucky	$41,886	$46,070	-$4,184	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,541	$61,596	-$4,055	A·B
WAWashington	$61,480	$64,857	-$3,377	A·B
OKOklahoma	$39,641	$42,589	-$2,948	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,391	$61,332	-$2,941	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,030	$45,874	-$2,844	A·B
IDIdaho	$42,419	$44,954	-$2,535	A·B
OROregon	$52,369	$54,673	-$2,304	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,863	$40,156	-$2,292	A·B
CTConnecticut	$53,923	$56,205	-$2,283	A·B
AZArizona	$48,765	$46,663	+$2,102	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,467	$40,411	-$1,944	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,248	$39,033	-$1,785	A·B
VTVermont	$48,570	$46,836	+$1,733	A·B
COColorado	$50,549	$52,106	-$1,557	A·B
MDMaryland	$54,315	$52,772	+$1,543	A·B
FLFlorida	$47,047	$45,553	+$1,495	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,591	$42,332	+$1,259	A·B
TXTexas	$49,458	$48,325	+$1,133	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$45,502	$44,393	+$1,109	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,009	$50,064	-$1,055	A·B
GAGeorgia	$43,888	$42,870	+$1,018	A·B
CACalifornia	$60,806	$59,915	+$891	A·B
MEMaine	$46,286	$45,609	+$677	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,699	$41,358	+$340	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,672	$52,383	+$289	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,767	$63,021	-$254	A·B