Social Worker vs Real Estate Agent 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)

Social Worker earns $11,770 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 43 states · Real Estate Agent leads in 8 states

Real Estate Agent

$56,320

national median wage

$47,433/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	Real Estate Agent	Difference
DCWashington D.C.	$69,072	$35,852	+$33,220	A·B
CTConnecticut	$62,692	$37,071	+$25,621	A·B
HIHawaii	$63,472	$37,891	+$25,581	A·B
IDIdaho	$56,025	$30,869	+$25,156	A·B
OROregon	$61,878	$37,166	+$24,713	A·B
IAIowa	$51,194	$30,671	+$20,523	A·B
NVNevada	$62,493	$42,347	+$20,146	A·B
KYKentucky	$52,127	$32,477	+$19,651	A·B
NYNew York	$53,106	$72,670	-$19,564	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,679	$50,396	+$19,283	A·B
LALouisiana	$52,364	$33,382	+$18,982	A·B
ARArkansas	$49,793	$31,759	+$18,035	A·B
MNMinnesota	$56,319	$38,736	+$17,583	A·B
WYWyoming	$54,247	$36,763	+$17,484	A·B
RIRhode Island	$62,367	$45,279	+$17,088	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$63,703	$46,871	+$16,832	A·B
OHOhio	$53,208	$36,998	+$16,211	A·B
TXTexas	$58,047	$42,476	+$15,571	A·B
KSKansas	$51,042	$36,095	+$14,947	A·B
MDMaryland	$53,782	$40,170	+$13,612	A·B
FLFlorida	$56,028	$42,467	+$13,560	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$52,430	$39,219	+$13,210	A·B
ILIllinois	$53,911	$40,937	+$12,974	A·B
INIndiana	$54,166	$41,676	+$12,490	A·B
UTUtah	$56,529	$44,229	+$12,300	A·B
WIWisconsin	$52,511	$40,541	+$11,970	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$52,230	$40,505	+$11,725	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,257	$32,553	+$10,704	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,675	$38,994	+$10,681	A·B
AZArizona	$54,380	$44,131	+$10,249	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$63,298	$53,603	+$9,695	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$53,343	$62,378	-$9,035	A·B
NENebraska	$48,599	$39,692	+$8,907	A·B
MEMaine	$56,134	$47,514	+$8,620	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,285	$64,709	-$8,424	A·B
MIMichigan	$52,992	$44,742	+$8,249	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$50,874	$43,594	+$7,280	A·B
ALAlabama	$46,148	$39,171	+$6,977	A·B
AKAlaska	$63,696	$69,190	-$5,494	A·B
MSMississippi	$45,795	$41,038	+$4,757	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,925	$47,433	+$4,492	A·B
GAGeorgia	$49,470	$45,035	+$4,434	A·B
OKOklahoma	$42,039	$45,444	-$3,406	A·B
VTVermont	$61,264	$63,967	-$2,703	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$48,843	$46,477	+$2,366	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$43,930	$45,898	-$1,969	A·B
VAVirginia	$50,887	$49,089	+$1,798	A·B
MTMontana	$47,389	$45,808	+$1,581	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,331	$51,860	+$1,470	A·B
WAWashington	$62,064	$62,985	-$922	A·B
COColorado	$50,539	$49,742	+$797	A·B