Construction Manager vs Registered Nurse Salary After Tax (2026)

Side-by-side take-home pay comparison across all 50 states. Single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax rates.

Construction Manager

$106,980

national median wage

$84,090/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Construction Manager earns $13,380 more nationally

Construction Manager leads in 48 states · Registered Nurse leads in 3 states

Registered Nurse

$93,600

national median wage

$74,678/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Construction Manager earns more after tax.

State	Construction Manager	Registered Nurse	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$88,691	$57,730	+$30,961	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$105,086	$75,687	+$29,398	A·B
DEDelaware	$95,990	$69,107	+$26,883	A·B
MDMaryland	$93,301	$72,714	+$20,587	A·B
NYNew York	$96,945	$77,929	+$19,015	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$94,389	$76,747	+$17,643	A·B
WIWisconsin	$83,828	$66,199	+$17,629	A·B
AKAlaska	$103,969	$86,700	+$17,269	A·B
LALouisiana	$79,604	$62,342	+$17,262	A·B
KSKansas	$76,835	$60,189	+$16,646	A·B
WAWashington	$104,345	$87,749	+$16,596	A·B
MOMissouri	$78,273	$62,136	+$16,137	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$79,187	$63,619	+$15,568	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$76,937	$61,403	+$15,534	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$78,851	$63,661	+$15,190	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$91,303	$76,463	+$14,841	A·B
TNTennessee	$79,032	$64,428	+$14,605	A·B
ILIllinois	$79,980	$65,487	+$14,493	A·B
FLFlorida	$81,516	$67,115	+$14,401	A·B
ALAlabama	$69,622	$55,520	+$14,103	A·B
MTMontana	$76,715	$62,960	+$13,755	A·B
MEMaine	$76,092	$62,693	+$13,398	A·B
KYKentucky	$75,544	$62,367	+$13,176	A·B
IAIowa	$73,529	$60,659	+$12,871	A·B
MSMississippi	$71,425	$58,573	+$12,852	A·B
INIndiana	$75,990	$63,278	+$12,712	A·B
MIMichigan	$77,567	$65,709	+$11,858	A·B
VAVirginia	$78,766	$67,022	+$11,744	A·B
UTUtah	$74,658	$63,048	+$11,609	A·B
COColorado	$84,405	$73,193	+$11,212	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$78,794	$67,774	+$11,020	A·B
CTConnecticut	$86,451	$75,453	+$10,997	A·B
IDIdaho	$76,607	$65,691	+$10,915	A·B
WYWyoming	$77,105	$66,369	+$10,735	A·B
MNMinnesota	$85,025	$74,456	+$10,568	A·B
NENebraska	$73,210	$62,853	+$10,357	A·B
OHOhio	$74,806	$64,537	+$10,268	A·B
OKOklahoma	$72,796	$62,819	+$9,976	A·B
GAGeorgia	$75,499	$65,855	+$9,644	A·B
VTVermont	$74,823	$65,573	+$9,250	A·B
AZArizona	$83,949	$74,972	+$8,977	A·B
HIHawaii	$87,464	$95,593	-$8,129	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$75,991	$67,927	+$8,063	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$84,090	$76,950	+$7,141	A·B
TXTexas	$78,899	$72,152	+$6,747	A·B
CACalifornia	$91,531	$98,222	-$6,690	A·B
ARArkansas	$66,932	$60,267	+$6,665	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$59,570	$62,086	-$2,516	A·B
RIRhode Island	$78,328	$76,006	+$2,322	A·B
NVNevada	$82,367	$80,580	+$1,787	A·B
OROregon	$87,351	$85,760	+$1,591	A·B