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

$60,840

national median wage

$51,065/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Social Worker earns $1,410 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 40 states · Real Estate Agent leads in 11 states

Real Estate Agent

$59,430

national median wage

$49,932/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
AKAlaska	$60,073	$53,146	+$6,927	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,248	$32,399	+$4,849	A·B
OROregon	$52,369	$48,113	+$4,256	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$39,010	$34,918	+$4,092	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$45,502	$41,420	+$4,082	A·B
VTVermont	$48,570	$44,488	+$4,082	A·B
OHOhio	$47,066	$43,644	+$3,422	A·B
INIndiana	$43,829	$40,420	+$3,409	A·B
KYKentucky	$41,886	$38,519	+$3,367	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,863	$34,527	+$3,336	A·B
WIWisconsin	$46,670	$43,360	+$3,310	A·B
IAIowa	$42,457	$39,165	+$3,292	A·B
MNMinnesota	$51,647	$48,403	+$3,244	A·B
CTConnecticut	$53,923	$50,856	+$3,067	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,391	$55,510	+$2,882	A·B
LALouisiana	$40,846	$38,225	+$2,621	A·B
MIMichigan	$46,434	$43,839	+$2,595	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,467	$35,898	+$2,569	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,009	$46,459	+$2,551	A·B
WAWashington	$61,480	$59,081	+$2,399	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,030	$45,111	-$2,081	A·B
COColorado	$50,549	$52,516	-$1,967	A·B
UTUtah	$43,817	$45,778	-$1,961	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$48,424	$46,562	+$1,862	A·B
OKOklahoma	$39,641	$37,819	+$1,822	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,810	$41,989	+$1,821	A·B
RIRhode Island	$53,917	$52,105	+$1,812	A·B
KSKansas	$42,410	$40,611	+$1,799	A·B
MEMaine	$46,286	$44,512	+$1,774	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,541	$55,979	+$1,562	A·B
FLFlorida	$47,047	$48,325	-$1,278	A·B
WYWyoming	$45,440	$46,718	-$1,278	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,591	$44,797	-$1,206	A·B
IDIdaho	$42,419	$43,604	-$1,185	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,699	$42,874	-$1,176	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,672	$51,539	+$1,133	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$41,423	$40,290	+$1,133	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$44,216	$43,099	+$1,117	A·B
AZArizona	$48,765	$47,668	+$1,098	A·B
ILIllinois	$49,681	$48,618	+$1,063	A·B
NENebraska	$43,435	$42,384	+$1,051	A·B
MDMaryland	$54,315	$53,390	+$925	A·B
NYNew York	$58,617	$57,703	+$914	A·B
CACalifornia	$60,806	$59,945	+$861	A·B
TXTexas	$49,458	$49,932	-$474	A·B
GAGeorgia	$43,888	$44,329	-$442	A·B
VAVirginia	$51,322	$51,762	-$440	A·B
NVNevada	$50,261	$49,932	+$329	A·B
MTMontana	$42,989	$42,684	+$305	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,602	$52,347	+$255	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,767	$62,514	+$254	A·B