Social Worker vs Elementary School Teacher 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 $5,750 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 38 states · Elementary School Teacher leads in 13 states

Elementary School Teacher

$62,340

national median wage

$52,270/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	Elementary School Teacher	Difference
WAWashington	$62,064	$78,554	-$16,490	A·B
HIHawaii	$63,472	$47,666	+$15,806	A·B
AZArizona	$54,380	$42,270	+$12,109	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$52,430	$40,411	+$12,019	A·B
VTVermont	$61,264	$49,792	+$11,472	A·B
NVNevada	$62,493	$52,334	+$10,159	A·B
KSKansas	$51,042	$40,978	+$10,064	A·B
NYNew York	$53,106	$62,998	-$9,892	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$63,703	$53,950	+$9,754	A·B
LALouisiana	$52,364	$43,005	+$9,359	A·B
FLFlorida	$56,028	$46,814	+$9,213	A·B
ARArkansas	$49,793	$41,009	+$8,784	A·B
IDIdaho	$56,025	$47,778	+$8,247	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$50,874	$58,725	-$7,851	A·B
UTUtah	$56,529	$49,031	+$7,499	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,925	$44,516	+$7,408	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,285	$63,460	-$7,175	A·B
MEMaine	$56,134	$49,214	+$6,920	A·B
INIndiana	$54,166	$47,388	+$6,778	A·B
TXTexas	$58,047	$51,499	+$6,548	A·B
MSMississippi	$45,795	$39,496	+$6,299	A·B
MNMinnesota	$56,319	$50,128	+$6,191	A·B
IAIowa	$51,194	$45,308	+$5,887	A·B
OROregon	$61,878	$56,119	+$5,760	A·B
KYKentucky	$52,127	$46,855	+$5,272	A·B
RIRhode Island	$62,367	$67,322	-$4,955	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$52,230	$47,479	+$4,751	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,331	$48,638	+$4,692	A·B
MDMaryland	$53,782	$58,210	-$4,428	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$48,843	$44,959	+$3,884	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,257	$39,618	+$3,639	A·B
WIWisconsin	$52,511	$49,055	+$3,456	A·B
OKOklahoma	$42,039	$38,731	+$3,307	A·B
ILIllinois	$53,911	$50,701	+$3,210	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,679	$72,866	-$3,187	A·B
MIMichigan	$52,992	$49,879	+$3,113	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$63,298	$60,381	+$2,917	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,675	$52,381	-$2,706	A·B
WYWyoming	$54,247	$51,643	+$2,603	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$43,930	$41,640	+$2,290	A·B
CTConnecticut	$62,692	$60,643	+$2,049	A·B
MTMontana	$47,389	$45,452	+$1,937	A·B
VAVirginia	$50,887	$49,448	+$1,440	A·B
ALAlabama	$46,148	$47,542	-$1,394	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$69,072	$70,389	-$1,317	A·B
AKAlaska	$63,696	$62,500	+$1,196	A·B
NENebraska	$48,599	$49,660	-$1,061	A·B
GAGeorgia	$49,470	$50,522	-$1,052	A·B
COColorado	$50,539	$49,636	+$904	A·B
OHOhio	$53,208	$53,697	-$489	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$53,343	$52,904	+$439	A·B