Construction Manager 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.

Construction Manager

$106,980

national median wage

$84,090/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Construction Manager earns $8,890 more nationally

Construction Manager leads in 49 states · UX Designer leads in 2 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 = Construction Manager earns more after tax.

State	Construction Manager	UX Designer	Difference
AKAlaska	$103,969	$57,505	+$46,464	A·B
DEDelaware	$95,990	$55,643	+$40,347	A·B
WYWyoming	$77,105	$43,416	+$33,689	A·B
ALAlabama	$69,622	$39,947	+$29,675	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$78,794	$49,344	+$29,450	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$75,991	$46,981	+$29,010	A·B
LALouisiana	$79,604	$51,065	+$28,539	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$94,389	$66,727	+$27,662	A·B
TNTennessee	$79,032	$51,668	+$27,365	A·B
VAVirginia	$78,766	$52,409	+$26,357	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$105,086	$79,340	+$25,745	A·B
MDMaryland	$93,301	$68,024	+$25,277	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$79,187	$53,917	+$25,270	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$84,090	$59,623	+$24,468	A·B
IDIdaho	$76,607	$53,436	+$23,171	A·B
NENebraska	$73,210	$50,418	+$22,791	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$91,303	$68,589	+$22,714	A·B
MSMississippi	$71,425	$48,841	+$22,584	A·B
KYKentucky	$75,544	$53,165	+$22,379	A·B
AZArizona	$83,949	$62,379	+$21,570	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$76,937	$55,476	+$21,461	A·B
WIWisconsin	$83,828	$62,387	+$21,440	A·B
ARArkansas	$66,932	$45,956	+$20,976	A·B
MNMinnesota	$85,025	$64,339	+$20,686	A·B
FLFlorida	$81,516	$61,930	+$19,585	A·B
INIndiana	$75,990	$56,410	+$19,580	A·B
KSKansas	$76,835	$57,326	+$19,509	A·B
MOMissouri	$78,273	$59,871	+$18,402	A·B
OROregon	$87,351	$70,392	+$16,960	A·B
NVNevada	$82,367	$65,975	+$16,392	A·B
IAIowa	$73,529	$57,904	+$15,626	A·B
MIMichigan	$77,567	$62,701	+$14,866	A·B
CTConnecticut	$86,451	$71,966	+$14,485	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$88,691	$75,402	+$13,289	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$78,851	$65,738	+$13,113	A·B
MEMaine	$76,092	$64,823	+$11,269	A·B
HIHawaii	$87,464	$76,599	+$10,865	A·B
MTMontana	$76,715	$66,907	+$9,809	A·B
ILIllinois	$79,980	$70,882	+$9,097	A·B
NYNew York	$96,945	$88,306	+$8,639	A·B
OKOklahoma	$72,796	$64,452	+$8,343	A·B
TXTexas	$78,899	$71,885	+$7,014	A·B
WAWashington	$104,345	$98,043	+$6,302	A·B
COColorado	$84,405	$78,120	+$6,285	A·B
OHOhio	$74,806	$69,215	+$5,591	A·B
RIRhode Island	$78,328	$83,379	-$5,051	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$59,570	$57,263	+$2,307	A·B
CACalifornia	$91,531	$92,264	-$732	A·B
GAGeorgia	$75,499	$74,958	+$541	A·B
UTUtah	$74,658	$74,263	+$395	A·B
VTVermont	$74,823	$74,505	+$319	A·B