Civil Engineer vs Social Worker 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 $31,500 more nationally

Civil Engineer leads in 51 states · Social Worker leads in 0 states

Social Worker

$68,090

national median wage

$56,731/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	Social Worker	Difference
OKOklahoma	$74,923	$42,039	+$32,884	A·B
MSMississippi	$78,126	$45,795	+$32,331	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$75,740	$43,930	+$31,810	A·B
MOMissouri	$70,835	$43,257	+$27,578	A·B
ALAlabama	$73,203	$46,148	+$27,055	A·B
NENebraska	$74,920	$48,599	+$26,321	A·B
LALouisiana	$78,149	$52,364	+$25,785	A·B
TNTennessee	$77,583	$51,925	+$25,658	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$78,622	$53,343	+$25,279	A·B
COColorado	$75,218	$50,539	+$24,679	A·B
DEDelaware	$73,704	$49,675	+$24,028	A·B
KYKentucky	$75,931	$52,127	+$23,804	A·B
NYNew York	$75,893	$53,106	+$22,787	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$75,863	$53,331	+$22,532	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,225	$54,247	+$21,979	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$74,131	$52,230	+$21,902	A·B
RIRhode Island	$84,068	$62,367	+$21,701	A·B
FLFlorida	$77,639	$56,028	+$21,612	A·B
MDMaryland	$75,004	$53,782	+$21,222	A·B
IAIowa	$72,332	$51,194	+$21,137	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$77,308	$56,285	+$21,023	A·B
VAVirginia	$71,796	$50,887	+$20,908	A·B
WAWashington	$82,761	$62,064	+$20,697	A·B
AKAlaska	$84,273	$63,696	+$20,577	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$71,037	$50,874	+$20,163	A·B
OHOhio	$72,805	$53,208	+$19,596	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$71,445	$52,430	+$19,015	A·B
ILIllinois	$72,831	$53,911	+$18,920	A·B
INIndiana	$72,890	$54,166	+$18,724	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$67,466	$48,843	+$18,623	A·B
MNMinnesota	$74,819	$56,319	+$18,499	A·B
AZArizona	$72,672	$54,380	+$18,292	A·B
TXTexas	$75,698	$58,047	+$17,651	A·B
WIWisconsin	$69,256	$52,511	+$16,746	A·B
NVNevada	$78,258	$62,493	+$15,765	A·B
CACalifornia	$85,235	$69,679	+$15,556	A·B
IDIdaho	$71,474	$56,025	+$15,449	A·B
MTMontana	$62,203	$47,389	+$14,815	A·B
KSKansas	$65,837	$51,042	+$14,795	A·B
MEMaine	$70,290	$56,134	+$14,155	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$77,361	$63,298	+$14,063	A·B
ARArkansas	$63,456	$49,793	+$13,663	A·B
UTUtah	$69,455	$56,529	+$12,926	A·B
CTConnecticut	$75,588	$62,692	+$12,896	A·B
GAGeorgia	$62,252	$49,470	+$12,782	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,629	$52,992	+$12,638	A·B
OROregon	$72,917	$61,878	+$11,039	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$73,566	$63,703	+$9,863	A·B
HIHawaii	$69,954	$63,472	+$6,482	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$74,991	$69,072	+$5,919	A·B
VTVermont	$65,937	$61,264	+$4,673	A·B