Accountant vs Civil Engineer Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Accountant

$81,680

national median wage

$66,292/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Civil Engineer earns $17,910 more nationally

Accountant leads in 1 states · Civil Engineer leads in 50 states

Civil Engineer

$99,590

national median wage

$78,892/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Accountant earns more after tax.

State	Accountant	Civil Engineer	Difference
MSMississippi	$51,506	$78,126	-$26,620	A·B
LALouisiana	$56,051	$78,149	-$22,098	A·B
IDIdaho	$51,696	$71,474	-$19,779	A·B
NENebraska	$55,588	$74,920	-$19,332	A·B
KYKentucky	$57,227	$75,931	-$18,705	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$60,822	$78,622	-$17,800	A·B
AKAlaska	$66,482	$84,273	-$17,792	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,539	$73,203	-$17,664	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$57,078	$74,131	-$17,053	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,917	$69,954	-$17,037	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$59,460	$75,863	-$16,402	A·B
TNTennessee	$61,944	$77,583	-$15,639	A·B
OKOklahoma	$59,961	$74,923	-$14,961	A·B
RIRhode Island	$69,414	$84,068	-$14,654	A·B
NVNevada	$63,858	$78,258	-$14,401	A·B
FLFlorida	$64,034	$77,639	-$13,606	A·B
OROregon	$59,402	$72,917	-$13,515	A·B
CACalifornia	$71,749	$85,235	-$13,486	A·B
IAIowa	$58,882	$72,332	-$13,450	A·B
MOMissouri	$57,830	$70,835	-$13,005	A·B
WYWyoming	$63,281	$76,225	-$12,944	A·B
MNMinnesota	$61,892	$74,819	-$12,926	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$63,218	$75,740	-$12,522	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,429	$63,456	-$12,027	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,837	$72,831	-$11,994	A·B
INIndiana	$61,034	$72,890	-$11,856	A·B
UTUtah	$58,327	$69,455	-$11,129	A·B
MEMaine	$59,416	$70,290	-$10,874	A·B
OHOhio	$62,097	$72,805	-$10,708	A·B
TXTexas	$65,110	$75,698	-$10,588	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$60,858	$71,037	-$10,179	A·B
MDMaryland	$64,881	$75,004	-$10,122	A·B
AZArizona	$62,576	$72,672	-$10,096	A·B
DEDelaware	$63,975	$73,704	-$9,728	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$58,501	$67,466	-$8,965	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$62,752	$71,445	-$8,693	A·B
WIWisconsin	$61,047	$69,256	-$8,209	A·B
CTConnecticut	$67,705	$75,588	-$7,883	A·B
VAVirginia	$64,031	$71,796	-$7,765	A·B
KSKansas	$59,114	$65,837	-$6,723	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$67,101	$73,566	-$6,465	A·B
COColorado	$68,913	$75,218	-$6,305	A·B
WAWashington	$76,493	$82,761	-$6,268	A·B
VTVermont	$60,371	$65,937	-$5,565	A·B
MIMichigan	$60,454	$65,629	-$5,176	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$72,165	$77,308	-$5,143	A·B
MTMontana	$58,328	$62,203	-$3,876	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$75,857	$77,361	-$1,504	A·B
GAGeorgia	$61,646	$62,252	-$606	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$75,523	$74,991	+$532	A·B
NYNew York	$75,467	$75,893	-$425	A·B