Elementary School Teacher vs Electrician 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)

Electrician earns $10 more nationally

Elementary School Teacher leads in 24 states · Electrician leads in 27 states

Electrician

$62,350

national median wage

$52,278/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	Electrician	Difference
ILIllinois	$50,701	$71,994	-$21,293	A·B
MOMissouri	$39,618	$56,346	-$16,728	A·B
HIHawaii	$47,666	$62,568	-$14,902	A·B
OROregon	$56,119	$69,375	-$13,256	A·B
CACalifornia	$72,866	$59,624	+$13,242	A·B
MNMinnesota	$50,128	$62,102	-$11,974	A·B
RIRhode Island	$67,322	$56,173	+$11,149	A·B
WIWisconsin	$49,055	$59,057	-$10,001	A·B
OKOklahoma	$38,731	$48,273	-$9,542	A·B
MTMontana	$45,452	$54,821	-$9,369	A·B
WYWyoming	$51,643	$60,502	-$8,859	A·B
KSKansas	$40,978	$49,210	-$8,232	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$70,389	$62,485	+$7,904	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$41,640	$49,225	-$7,585	A·B
MIMichigan	$49,879	$57,122	-$7,243	A·B
MSMississippi	$39,496	$46,261	-$6,765	A·B
AZArizona	$42,270	$48,888	-$6,617	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$52,904	$46,383	+$6,521	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$48,638	$55,042	-$6,404	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$44,959	$51,244	-$6,286	A·B
MDMaryland	$58,210	$52,175	+$6,035	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$58,725	$52,721	+$6,004	A·B
LALouisiana	$43,005	$48,659	-$5,654	A·B
IAIowa	$45,308	$50,926	-$5,619	A·B
ALAlabama	$47,542	$41,943	+$5,599	A·B
INIndiana	$47,388	$52,891	-$5,503	A·B
TNTennessee	$44,516	$49,739	-$5,223	A·B
MEMaine	$49,214	$53,145	-$3,931	A·B
AKAlaska	$62,500	$66,419	-$3,918	A·B
TXTexas	$51,499	$47,915	+$3,584	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$40,411	$43,977	-$3,566	A·B
GAGeorgia	$50,522	$47,042	+$3,480	A·B
NYNew York	$62,998	$59,737	+$3,260	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$60,381	$57,758	+$2,622	A·B
DEDelaware	$52,381	$49,855	+$2,526	A·B
NVNevada	$52,334	$54,367	-$2,033	A·B
FLFlorida	$46,814	$44,846	+$1,969	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$53,950	$51,989	+$1,961	A·B
WAWashington	$78,554	$76,739	+$1,815	A·B
OHOhio	$53,697	$52,285	+$1,412	A·B
NENebraska	$49,660	$48,387	+$1,273	A·B
CTConnecticut	$60,643	$59,378	+$1,265	A·B
VTVermont	$49,792	$48,560	+$1,232	A·B
KYKentucky	$46,855	$48,016	-$1,160	A·B
ARArkansas	$41,009	$40,145	+$864	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$47,479	$46,653	+$825	A·B
IDIdaho	$47,778	$48,566	-$788	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$63,460	$62,715	+$745	A·B
VAVirginia	$49,448	$48,955	+$492	A·B
COColorado	$49,636	$50,046	-$410	A·B
UTUtah	$49,031	$48,818	+$212	A·B