Social Worker vs Truck Driver (Heavy) 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 $6,520 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 38 states · Truck Driver (Heavy) leads in 13 states

Truck Driver (Heavy)

$54,320

national median wage

$45,826/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	Truck Driver (Heavy)	Difference
DCWashington D.C.	$62,767	$45,834	+$16,933	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,391	$46,207	+$12,184	A·B
CACalifornia	$60,806	$49,547	+$11,259	A·B
NYNew York	$58,617	$48,017	+$10,600	A·B
WAWashington	$61,480	$51,539	+$9,941	A·B
RIRhode Island	$53,917	$45,211	+$8,706	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,541	$48,889	+$8,652	A·B
OROregon	$52,369	$43,817	+$8,552	A·B
MDMaryland	$54,315	$45,923	+$8,392	A·B
VAVirginia	$51,322	$43,556	+$7,766	A·B
CTConnecticut	$53,923	$46,402	+$7,520	A·B
MNMinnesota	$51,647	$44,726	+$6,921	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,602	$46,051	+$6,551	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,672	$46,718	+$5,954	A·B
AZArizona	$48,765	$42,997	+$5,769	A·B
AKAlaska	$60,073	$54,793	+$5,280	A·B
NVNevada	$50,261	$45,111	+$5,150	A·B
VTVermont	$48,570	$43,718	+$4,852	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,009	$44,215	+$4,795	A·B
FLFlorida	$47,047	$42,701	+$4,347	A·B
TXTexas	$49,458	$45,111	+$4,347	A·B
COColorado	$50,549	$46,440	+$4,109	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$45,502	$41,420	+$4,082	A·B
ILIllinois	$49,681	$45,602	+$4,079	A·B
MEMaine	$46,286	$42,304	+$3,982	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$44,216	$47,854	-$3,638	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$48,424	$45,016	+$3,408	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,863	$40,541	-$2,678	A·B
MIMichigan	$46,434	$43,839	+$2,595	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,591	$41,005	+$2,586	A·B
WIWisconsin	$46,670	$44,111	+$2,559	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$41,423	$43,504	-$2,081	A·B
WYWyoming	$45,440	$47,522	-$2,081	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$39,010	$40,969	-$1,959	A·B
OHOhio	$47,066	$45,196	+$1,870	A·B
UTUtah	$43,817	$41,993	+$1,824	A·B
GAGeorgia	$43,888	$42,084	+$1,804	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,030	$44,308	-$1,278	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,248	$38,451	-$1,203	A·B
OKOklahoma	$39,641	$40,843	-$1,202	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,810	$42,744	+$1,065	A·B
IDIdaho	$42,419	$41,368	+$1,051	A·B
NENebraska	$43,435	$42,384	+$1,051	A·B
MTMontana	$42,989	$41,939	+$1,050	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,699	$40,656	+$1,043	A·B
INIndiana	$43,829	$44,285	-$456	A·B
LALouisiana	$40,846	$41,299	-$453	A·B
KYKentucky	$41,886	$42,337	-$450	A·B
IAIowa	$42,457	$42,898	-$440	A·B
KSKansas	$42,410	$42,104	+$306	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,467	$38,761	-$294	A·B