Social Worker vs Registered Nurse 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)

Registered Nurse earns $20,380 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 0 states · Registered Nurse leads in 51 states

Registered Nurse

$81,220

national median wage

$65,968/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	Registered Nurse	Difference
CACalifornia	$60,806	$88,332	-$27,526	A·B
NVNevada	$50,261	$73,179	-$22,918	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,602	$74,952	-$22,350	A·B
OROregon	$52,369	$72,789	-$20,420	A·B
WAWashington	$61,480	$81,530	-$20,050	A·B
RIRhode Island	$53,917	$71,717	-$17,800	A·B
AKAlaska	$60,073	$77,231	-$17,158	A·B
AZArizona	$48,765	$64,806	-$16,041	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$45,502	$61,281	-$15,779	A·B
CTConnecticut	$53,923	$69,422	-$15,499	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,391	$73,644	-$15,253	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,672	$67,875	-$15,203	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$39,010	$53,977	-$14,967	A·B
NYNew York	$58,617	$73,488	-$14,871	A·B
IDIdaho	$42,419	$57,069	-$14,650	A·B
WYWyoming	$45,440	$59,876	-$14,436	A·B
VTVermont	$48,570	$62,878	-$14,309	A·B
FLFlorida	$47,047	$61,241	-$14,193	A·B
UTUtah	$43,817	$57,848	-$14,030	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,591	$57,606	-$14,015	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$48,424	$62,412	-$13,987	A·B
TXTexas	$49,458	$63,358	-$13,900	A·B
WIWisconsin	$46,670	$60,520	-$13,850	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,541	$71,328	-$13,787	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,030	$56,640	-$13,610	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,863	$51,314	-$13,451	A·B
MTMontana	$42,989	$56,365	-$13,376	A·B
LALouisiana	$40,846	$54,141	-$13,295	A·B
MEMaine	$46,286	$59,496	-$13,211	A·B
MIMichigan	$46,434	$59,337	-$12,903	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,699	$54,571	-$12,872	A·B
GAGeorgia	$43,888	$56,727	-$12,839	A·B
INIndiana	$43,829	$56,435	-$12,606	A·B
OKOklahoma	$39,641	$52,205	-$12,565	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,009	$61,247	-$12,237	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$44,216	$56,375	-$12,158	A·B
COColorado	$50,549	$62,707	-$12,158	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,248	$49,292	-$12,043	A·B
OHOhio	$47,066	$58,791	-$11,726	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,767	$74,191	-$11,424	A·B
MDMaryland	$54,315	$65,585	-$11,270	A·B
MNMinnesota	$51,647	$62,896	-$11,249	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,467	$49,582	-$11,114	A·B
ILIllinois	$49,681	$60,747	-$11,065	A·B
NENebraska	$43,435	$54,164	-$10,730	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$41,423	$51,981	-$10,558	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,810	$54,286	-$10,476	A·B
KYKentucky	$41,886	$52,140	-$10,254	A·B
KSKansas	$42,410	$52,070	-$9,660	A·B
VAVirginia	$51,322	$60,900	-$9,578	A·B
IAIowa	$42,457	$51,908	-$9,451	A·B