Social Worker vs Police Officer 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)

Police Officer earns $8,320 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 12 states · Police Officer leads in 39 states

Police Officer

$69,160

national median wage

$57,484/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	Police Officer	Difference
CACalifornia	$60,806	$77,107	-$16,300	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,602	$64,767	-$12,165	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,541	$66,849	-$9,308	A·B
NVNevada	$50,261	$59,222	-$8,960	A·B
WYWyoming	$45,440	$54,183	-$8,742	A·B
ILIllinois	$49,681	$58,406	-$8,724	A·B
AKAlaska	$60,073	$67,614	-$7,542	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$48,424	$55,617	-$7,192	A·B
MDMaryland	$54,315	$60,881	-$6,567	A·B
COColorado	$50,549	$56,857	-$6,308	A·B
UTUtah	$43,817	$49,942	-$6,124	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$44,216	$50,049	-$5,832	A·B
FLFlorida	$47,047	$52,648	-$5,600	A·B
CTConnecticut	$53,923	$59,480	-$5,558	A·B
MIMichigan	$46,434	$51,746	-$5,312	A·B
RIRhode Island	$53,917	$59,032	-$5,115	A·B
MNMinnesota	$51,647	$56,611	-$4,964	A·B
NENebraska	$43,435	$48,278	-$4,843	A·B
WAWashington	$61,480	$66,285	-$4,805	A·B
OHOhio	$47,066	$51,442	-$4,376	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,391	$62,646	-$4,254	A·B
WIWisconsin	$46,670	$50,903	-$4,233	A·B
OROregon	$52,369	$56,361	-$3,992	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,248	$33,299	+$3,949	A·B
TXTexas	$49,458	$53,267	-$3,809	A·B
KSKansas	$42,410	$46,180	-$3,770	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,810	$47,277	-$3,468	A·B
IAIowa	$42,457	$45,817	-$3,359	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$41,423	$44,637	-$3,214	A·B
NYNew York	$58,617	$61,801	-$3,184	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,009	$51,975	-$2,966	A·B
INIndiana	$43,829	$46,372	-$2,543	A·B
AZArizona	$48,765	$51,101	-$2,336	A·B
MTMontana	$42,989	$45,222	-$2,234	A·B
IDIdaho	$42,419	$44,648	-$2,229	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,467	$36,486	+$1,982	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,672	$54,632	-$1,961	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,863	$36,305	+$1,558	A·B
VTVermont	$48,570	$47,072	+$1,497	A·B
KYKentucky	$41,886	$43,093	-$1,206	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$39,010	$37,807	+$1,203	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,699	$40,619	+$1,080	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,767	$61,908	+$860	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$45,502	$44,687	+$815	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,030	$43,705	-$675	A·B
VAVirginia	$51,322	$50,784	+$537	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,591	$44,001	-$410	A·B
LALouisiana	$40,846	$40,469	+$377	A·B
MEMaine	$46,286	$45,969	+$316	A·B
GAGeorgia	$43,888	$43,723	+$165	A·B
OKOklahoma	$39,641	$39,709	-$68	A·B