Civil Engineer vs Occupational Therapist 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 $1,250 more nationally

Civil Engineer leads in 28 states · Occupational Therapist leads in 23 states

Occupational Therapist

$98,340

national median wage

$78,012/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	Occupational Therapist	Difference
ARArkansas	$63,456	$75,032	-$11,576	A·B
GAGeorgia	$62,252	$73,759	-$11,507	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$75,863	$64,748	+$11,115	A·B
MNMinnesota	$74,819	$64,396	+$10,422	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$75,740	$66,116	+$9,624	A·B
RIRhode Island	$84,068	$75,474	+$8,594	A·B
NENebraska	$74,920	$66,794	+$8,126	A·B
MEMaine	$70,290	$62,276	+$8,014	A·B
MSMississippi	$78,126	$70,423	+$7,703	A·B
KSKansas	$65,837	$72,457	-$6,620	A·B
KYKentucky	$75,931	$69,948	+$5,983	A·B
AZArizona	$72,672	$78,589	-$5,917	A·B
LALouisiana	$78,149	$72,545	+$5,604	A·B
AKAlaska	$84,273	$79,229	+$5,044	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$73,566	$68,613	+$4,953	A·B
TXTexas	$75,698	$80,418	-$4,720	A·B
NYNew York	$75,893	$71,336	+$4,557	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,225	$71,702	+$4,524	A·B
NVNevada	$78,258	$82,536	-$4,277	A·B
IDIdaho	$71,474	$67,233	+$4,241	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$77,308	$73,367	+$3,941	A·B
IAIowa	$72,332	$68,525	+$3,807	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$78,622	$75,100	+$3,521	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$67,466	$70,782	-$3,316	A·B
COColorado	$75,218	$78,107	-$2,889	A·B
VAVirginia	$71,796	$74,593	-$2,797	A·B
WIWisconsin	$69,256	$66,583	+$2,674	A·B
MTMontana	$62,203	$64,824	-$2,620	A·B
OKOklahoma	$74,923	$77,537	-$2,614	A·B
DEDelaware	$73,704	$71,319	+$2,384	A·B
OROregon	$72,917	$75,239	-$2,322	A·B
WAWashington	$82,761	$80,840	+$1,921	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$74,991	$73,209	+$1,781	A·B
ALAlabama	$73,203	$71,445	+$1,758	A·B
OHOhio	$72,805	$74,427	-$1,622	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$74,131	$72,645	+$1,486	A·B
TNTennessee	$77,583	$76,387	+$1,196	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$71,037	$72,154	-$1,117	A·B
MDMaryland	$75,004	$76,027	-$1,023	A·B
INIndiana	$72,890	$71,879	+$1,011	A·B
FLFlorida	$77,639	$78,526	-$886	A·B
UTUtah	$69,455	$70,318	-$863	A·B
ILIllinois	$72,831	$73,655	-$824	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,629	$64,922	+$707	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$71,445	$72,102	-$657	A·B
CACalifornia	$85,235	$85,857	-$623	A·B
VTVermont	$65,937	$66,383	-$446	A·B
MOMissouri	$70,835	$71,216	-$381	A·B
HIHawaii	$69,954	$69,690	+$264	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$77,361	$77,137	+$224	A·B
CTConnecticut	$75,588	$75,768	-$180	A·B