Civil Engineer vs UX Designer 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 $1,500 more nationally

Civil Engineer leads in 41 states · UX Designer leads in 10 states

UX Designer

$98,090

national median wage

$77,836/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	UX Designer	Difference
ALAlabama	$73,203	$39,947	+$33,257	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,225	$43,416	+$32,810	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$78,622	$46,981	+$31,641	A·B
MSMississippi	$78,126	$48,841	+$29,285	A·B
LALouisiana	$78,149	$51,065	+$27,084	A·B
AKAlaska	$84,273	$57,505	+$26,768	A·B
TNTennessee	$77,583	$51,668	+$25,915	A·B
NENebraska	$74,920	$50,418	+$24,502	A·B
KYKentucky	$75,931	$53,165	+$22,767	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$75,863	$53,917	+$21,945	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$71,037	$49,344	+$21,693	A·B
VAVirginia	$71,796	$52,409	+$19,387	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$74,131	$55,476	+$18,655	A·B
DEDelaware	$73,704	$55,643	+$18,060	A·B
IDIdaho	$71,474	$53,436	+$18,038	A·B
ARArkansas	$63,456	$45,956	+$17,501	A·B
INIndiana	$72,890	$56,410	+$16,479	A·B
FLFlorida	$77,639	$61,930	+$15,709	A·B
WAWashington	$82,761	$98,043	-$15,282	A·B
IAIowa	$72,332	$57,904	+$14,428	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$73,566	$59,623	+$13,943	A·B
GAGeorgia	$62,252	$74,958	-$12,706	A·B
NYNew York	$75,893	$88,306	-$12,413	A·B
NVNevada	$78,258	$65,975	+$12,283	A·B
MOMissouri	$70,835	$59,871	+$10,964	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$77,361	$66,727	+$10,633	A·B
MNMinnesota	$74,819	$64,339	+$10,479	A·B
OKOklahoma	$74,923	$64,452	+$10,470	A·B
AZArizona	$72,672	$62,379	+$10,293	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$67,466	$57,263	+$10,203	A·B
VTVermont	$65,937	$74,505	-$8,568	A·B
KSKansas	$65,837	$57,326	+$8,511	A·B
CACalifornia	$85,235	$92,264	-$7,029	A·B
MDMaryland	$75,004	$68,024	+$6,980	A·B
WIWisconsin	$69,256	$62,387	+$6,869	A·B
HIHawaii	$69,954	$76,599	-$6,645	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$74,991	$68,589	+$6,401	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$71,445	$65,738	+$5,707	A·B
MEMaine	$70,290	$64,823	+$5,467	A·B
UTUtah	$69,455	$74,263	-$4,807	A·B
MTMontana	$62,203	$66,907	-$4,704	A·B
TXTexas	$75,698	$71,885	+$3,813	A·B
CTConnecticut	$75,588	$71,966	+$3,623	A·B
OHOhio	$72,805	$69,215	+$3,590	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,629	$62,701	+$2,928	A·B
COColorado	$75,218	$78,120	-$2,902	A·B
OROregon	$72,917	$70,392	+$2,526	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$77,308	$79,340	-$2,032	A·B
ILIllinois	$72,831	$70,882	+$1,949	A·B
RIRhode Island	$84,068	$83,379	+$689	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$75,740	$75,402	+$338	A·B