Civil Engineer vs Accountant Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Civil Engineer

$99,590

national median wage

$78,892/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Civil Engineer earns $17,910 more nationally

Civil Engineer leads in 50 states · Accountant leads in 1 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 = Civil Engineer earns more after tax.

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