Civil Engineer vs Software Engineering Manager 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)

Software Engineering Manager earns $68,150 more nationally

Civil Engineer leads in 0 states · Software Engineering Manager leads in 51 states

Software Engineering Manager

$167,740

national median wage

$125,916/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	Software Engineering Manager	Difference
NMNew Mexico	$78,622	$151,272	-$72,651	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$73,566	$128,575	-$55,009	A·B
AZArizona	$72,672	$125,378	-$52,706	A·B
WAWashington	$82,761	$135,034	-$52,273	A·B
TXTexas	$75,698	$127,905	-$52,208	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,629	$116,000	-$50,370	A·B
CACalifornia	$85,235	$135,583	-$50,348	A·B
GAGeorgia	$62,252	$112,263	-$50,011	A·B
COColorado	$75,218	$124,916	-$49,698	A·B
FLFlorida	$77,639	$125,875	-$48,236	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$77,308	$124,756	-$47,448	A·B
DEDelaware	$73,704	$119,894	-$46,190	A·B
VAVirginia	$71,796	$117,736	-$45,941	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$71,445	$116,958	-$45,513	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$74,991	$120,139	-$45,148	A·B
VTVermont	$65,937	$111,056	-$45,119	A·B
NYNew York	$75,893	$120,676	-$44,783	A·B
OHOhio	$72,805	$116,969	-$44,164	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$77,361	$121,444	-$44,083	A·B
CTConnecticut	$75,588	$119,615	-$44,026	A·B
LALouisiana	$78,149	$121,336	-$43,187	A·B
MDMaryland	$75,004	$117,890	-$42,886	A·B
MNMinnesota	$74,819	$115,872	-$41,054	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$71,037	$112,058	-$41,021	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$74,131	$114,546	-$40,415	A·B
IDIdaho	$71,474	$111,335	-$39,860	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$75,740	$115,527	-$39,787	A·B
MOMissouri	$70,835	$110,014	-$39,179	A·B
TNTennessee	$77,583	$116,470	-$38,887	A·B
KSKansas	$65,837	$104,350	-$38,513	A·B
ILIllinois	$72,831	$111,253	-$38,422	A·B
ALAlabama	$73,203	$111,320	-$38,117	A·B
OROregon	$72,917	$110,866	-$37,948	A·B
NVNevada	$78,258	$116,074	-$37,815	A·B
UTUtah	$69,455	$107,078	-$37,623	A·B
RIRhode Island	$84,068	$121,249	-$37,181	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$67,466	$103,461	-$35,995	A·B
OKOklahoma	$74,923	$109,585	-$34,662	A·B
ARArkansas	$63,456	$96,949	-$33,493	A·B
INIndiana	$72,890	$106,047	-$33,158	A·B
HIHawaii	$69,954	$103,029	-$33,075	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,225	$108,316	-$32,091	A·B
MTMontana	$62,203	$93,309	-$31,106	A·B
AKAlaska	$84,273	$115,356	-$31,083	A·B
WIWisconsin	$69,256	$100,103	-$30,847	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$75,863	$105,857	-$29,994	A·B
IAIowa	$72,332	$100,873	-$28,541	A·B
MEMaine	$70,290	$98,705	-$28,415	A·B
KYKentucky	$75,931	$98,853	-$22,922	A·B
NENebraska	$74,920	$97,527	-$22,607	A·B
MSMississippi	$78,126	$99,120	-$20,994	A·B