Civil Engineer vs Physician (General Practice) 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)

Physician (General Practice) earns $138,790 more nationally

Civil Engineer leads in 1 states · Physician (General Practice) leads in 50 states

Physician (General Practice)

$238,380

national median wage

$175,553/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	Physician (General Practice)	Difference
GAGeorgia	$62,252	$164,300	-$102,048	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$73,566	$175,547	-$101,981	A·B
MTMontana	$62,203	$163,938	-$101,735	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,225	$176,092	-$99,866	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$67,466	$165,401	-$97,935	A·B
AZArizona	$72,672	$170,514	-$97,842	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$71,037	$168,748	-$97,711	A·B
NVNevada	$78,258	$175,553	-$97,295	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$75,863	$172,687	-$96,824	A·B
KSKansas	$65,837	$162,343	-$96,506	A·B
INIndiana	$72,890	$169,065	-$96,175	A·B
UTUtah	$69,455	$165,371	-$95,916	A·B
WIWisconsin	$69,256	$164,795	-$95,538	A·B
IAIowa	$72,332	$167,614	-$95,282	A·B
TXTexas	$75,698	$169,107	-$93,409	A·B
WAWashington	$82,761	$176,092	-$93,331	A·B
IDIdaho	$71,474	$164,268	-$92,793	A·B
VTVermont	$65,937	$158,193	-$92,256	A·B
KYKentucky	$75,931	$167,837	-$91,906	A·B
TNTennessee	$77,583	$169,428	-$91,845	A·B
AKAlaska	$84,273	$176,092	-$91,818	A·B
LALouisiana	$78,149	$169,302	-$91,153	A·B
COColorado	$75,218	$166,275	-$91,057	A·B
NENebraska	$74,920	$165,920	-$90,999	A·B
MDMaryland	$75,004	$164,286	-$89,283	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,629	$154,382	-$88,752	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$71,445	$159,725	-$88,280	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$74,131	$161,555	-$87,424	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$77,308	$164,352	-$87,044	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$78,622	$165,571	-$86,949	A·B
FLFlorida	$77,639	$163,815	-$86,176	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$75,740	$161,786	-$86,046	A·B
DEDelaware	$73,704	$159,630	-$85,926	A·B
OHOhio	$72,805	$158,597	-$85,792	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$77,361	$163,045	-$85,684	A·B
MNMinnesota	$74,819	$159,733	-$84,914	A·B
MSMississippi	$78,126	$162,158	-$84,032	A·B
OROregon	$72,917	$154,481	-$81,564	A·B
MOMissouri	$70,835	$152,179	-$81,344	A·B
ILIllinois	$72,831	$152,900	-$80,068	A·B
VAVirginia	$71,796	$151,352	-$79,556	A·B
HIHawaii	$69,954	$149,492	-$79,538	A·B
MEMaine	$70,290	$149,598	-$79,308	A·B
OKOklahoma	$74,923	$153,656	-$78,733	A·B
CACalifornia	$85,235	$157,937	-$72,702	A·B
NYNew York	$75,893	$148,187	-$72,295	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$74,991	$143,254	-$68,264	A·B
RIRhode Island	$84,068	$152,039	-$67,971	A·B
ALAlabama	$73,203	$138,448	-$65,244	A·B
CTConnecticut	$75,588	$136,916	-$61,327	A·B
ARArkansas	$63,456	$50,038	+$13,418	A·B