Civil Engineer vs Real Estate Agent 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 $43,270 more nationally

Civil Engineer leads in 51 states · Real Estate Agent leads in 0 states

Real Estate Agent

$56,320

national median wage

$47,433/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	Real Estate Agent	Difference
LALouisiana	$78,149	$33,382	+$44,766	A·B
KYKentucky	$75,931	$32,477	+$43,455	A·B
IAIowa	$72,332	$30,671	+$41,660	A·B
IDIdaho	$71,474	$30,869	+$40,605	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,225	$36,763	+$39,463	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$74,991	$35,852	+$39,139	A·B
RIRhode Island	$84,068	$45,279	+$38,789	A·B
CTConnecticut	$75,588	$37,071	+$38,518	A·B
MOMissouri	$70,835	$32,553	+$38,282	A·B
MSMississippi	$78,126	$41,038	+$37,088	A·B
MNMinnesota	$74,819	$38,736	+$36,082	A·B
NVNevada	$78,258	$42,347	+$35,911	A·B
OHOhio	$72,805	$36,998	+$35,807	A·B
OROregon	$72,917	$37,166	+$35,752	A·B
NENebraska	$74,920	$39,692	+$35,228	A·B
FLFlorida	$77,639	$42,467	+$35,172	A·B
CACalifornia	$85,235	$50,396	+$34,839	A·B
MDMaryland	$75,004	$40,170	+$34,834	A·B
DEDelaware	$73,704	$38,994	+$34,710	A·B
ALAlabama	$73,203	$39,171	+$34,033	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$74,131	$40,505	+$33,627	A·B
TXTexas	$75,698	$42,476	+$33,222	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$71,445	$39,219	+$32,226	A·B
HIHawaii	$69,954	$37,891	+$32,063	A·B
ILIllinois	$72,831	$40,937	+$31,894	A·B
ARArkansas	$63,456	$31,759	+$31,697	A·B
INIndiana	$72,890	$41,676	+$31,214	A·B
TNTennessee	$77,583	$47,433	+$30,150	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$75,740	$45,898	+$29,841	A·B
KSKansas	$65,837	$36,095	+$29,742	A·B
OKOklahoma	$74,923	$45,444	+$29,478	A·B
WIWisconsin	$69,256	$40,541	+$28,715	A·B
AZArizona	$72,672	$44,131	+$28,541	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$71,037	$43,594	+$27,443	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$73,566	$46,871	+$26,695	A·B
COColorado	$75,218	$49,742	+$25,476	A·B
UTUtah	$69,455	$44,229	+$25,226	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$75,863	$51,860	+$24,002	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$77,361	$53,603	+$23,758	A·B
MEMaine	$70,290	$47,514	+$22,776	A·B
VAVirginia	$71,796	$49,089	+$22,706	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$67,466	$46,477	+$20,989	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,629	$44,742	+$20,887	A·B
WAWashington	$82,761	$62,985	+$19,775	A·B
GAGeorgia	$62,252	$45,035	+$17,217	A·B
MTMontana	$62,203	$45,808	+$16,396	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$78,622	$62,378	+$16,244	A·B
AKAlaska	$84,273	$69,190	+$15,083	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$77,308	$64,709	+$12,599	A·B
NYNew York	$75,893	$72,670	+$3,223	A·B
VTVermont	$65,937	$63,967	+$1,970	A·B