Elementary School Teacher vs Accountant Salary After Tax (2026)

Side-by-side take-home pay comparison across all 50 states. Single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax rates.

Elementary School Teacher

$62,340

national median wage

$52,270/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Accountant earns $19,340 more nationally

Elementary School Teacher leads in 2 states · Accountant leads in 49 states

Accountant

$81,680

national median wage

$66,292/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Elementary School Teacher earns more after tax.

State	Elementary School Teacher	Accountant	Difference
NCNorth Carolina	$40,411	$62,752	-$22,341	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$41,640	$63,218	-$21,578	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,731	$59,961	-$21,230	A·B
AZArizona	$42,270	$62,576	-$20,306	A·B
COColorado	$49,636	$68,913	-$19,278	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,618	$57,830	-$18,211	A·B
KSKansas	$40,978	$59,114	-$18,136	A·B
TNTennessee	$44,516	$61,944	-$17,428	A·B
FLFlorida	$46,814	$64,034	-$17,219	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$60,381	$75,857	-$15,477	A·B
VAVirginia	$49,448	$64,031	-$14,583	A·B
INIndiana	$47,388	$61,034	-$13,646	A·B
TXTexas	$51,499	$65,110	-$13,611	A·B
IAIowa	$45,308	$58,882	-$13,574	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$44,959	$58,501	-$13,543	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$53,950	$67,101	-$13,151	A·B
LALouisiana	$43,005	$56,051	-$13,047	A·B
MTMontana	$45,452	$58,328	-$12,876	A·B
NYNew York	$62,998	$75,467	-$12,470	A·B
MSMississippi	$39,496	$51,506	-$12,010	A·B
WIWisconsin	$49,055	$61,047	-$11,992	A·B
MNMinnesota	$50,128	$61,892	-$11,764	A·B
WYWyoming	$51,643	$63,281	-$11,637	A·B
DEDelaware	$52,381	$63,975	-$11,594	A·B
NVNevada	$52,334	$63,858	-$11,523	A·B
GAGeorgia	$50,522	$61,646	-$11,124	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$48,638	$59,460	-$10,822	A·B
VTVermont	$49,792	$60,371	-$10,580	A·B
MIMichigan	$49,879	$60,454	-$10,575	A·B
ARArkansas	$41,009	$51,429	-$10,420	A·B
KYKentucky	$46,855	$57,227	-$10,371	A·B
MEMaine	$49,214	$59,416	-$10,202	A·B
ILIllinois	$50,701	$60,837	-$10,136	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$47,479	$57,078	-$9,600	A·B
UTUtah	$49,031	$58,327	-$9,296	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$63,460	$72,165	-$8,705	A·B
OHOhio	$53,697	$62,097	-$8,400	A·B
ALAlabama	$47,542	$55,539	-$7,997	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$52,904	$60,822	-$7,918	A·B
CTConnecticut	$60,643	$67,705	-$7,062	A·B
MDMaryland	$58,210	$64,881	-$6,672	A·B
NENebraska	$49,660	$55,588	-$5,928	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,666	$52,917	-$5,252	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$70,389	$75,523	-$5,134	A·B
AKAlaska	$62,500	$66,482	-$3,982	A·B
IDIdaho	$47,778	$51,696	-$3,918	A·B
OROregon	$56,119	$59,402	-$3,283	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$58,725	$60,858	-$2,133	A·B
RIRhode Island	$67,322	$69,414	-$2,091	A·B
WAWashington	$78,554	$76,493	+$2,061	A·B
CACalifornia	$72,866	$71,749	+$1,117	A·B