Data Scientist vs Construction Manager Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Data Scientist

$112,590

national median wage

$88,037/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Data Scientist earns $5,610 more nationally

Data Scientist leads in 23 states · Construction Manager leads in 28 states

Construction Manager

$106,980

national median wage

$84,090/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Data Scientist earns more after tax.

State	Data Scientist	Construction Manager	Difference
AKAlaska	$63,281	$103,969	-$40,688	A·B
LALouisiana	$56,718	$79,604	-$22,886	A·B
MSMississippi	$55,229	$71,425	-$16,196	A·B
WAWashington	$119,778	$104,345	+$15,433	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$73,552	$88,691	-$15,139	A·B
DEDelaware	$81,844	$95,990	-$14,146	A·B
VTVermont	$88,217	$74,823	+$13,394	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$72,420	$59,570	+$12,850	A·B
OROregon	$74,784	$87,351	-$12,568	A·B
MOMissouri	$65,944	$78,273	-$12,329	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,000	$78,766	+$12,234	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,334	$66,932	+$11,403	A·B
UTUtah	$85,536	$74,658	+$10,878	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,306	$72,796	-$10,490	A·B
INIndiana	$65,509	$75,990	-$10,481	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$65,820	$75,991	-$10,171	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$95,266	$105,086	-$9,819	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$68,327	$76,937	-$8,610	A·B
WIWisconsin	$75,274	$83,828	-$8,554	A·B
ALAlabama	$77,980	$69,622	+$8,358	A·B
NVNevada	$74,474	$82,367	-$7,893	A·B
RIRhode Island	$85,472	$78,328	+$7,144	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$85,905	$78,851	+$7,054	A·B
NYNew York	$90,619	$96,945	-$6,326	A·B
MEMaine	$69,955	$76,092	-$6,137	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$78,455	$84,090	-$5,635	A·B
CTConnecticut	$80,839	$86,451	-$5,611	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$96,301	$91,303	+$4,997	A·B
TXTexas	$83,781	$78,899	+$4,882	A·B
COColorado	$79,775	$84,405	-$4,630	A·B
CACalifornia	$96,137	$91,531	+$4,606	A·B
KSKansas	$81,084	$76,835	+$4,249	A·B
IDIdaho	$80,809	$76,607	+$4,202	A·B
KYKentucky	$71,446	$75,544	-$4,098	A·B
TNTennessee	$82,486	$79,032	+$3,454	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$75,911	$79,187	-$3,276	A·B
ILIllinois	$83,197	$79,980	+$3,218	A·B
AZArizona	$81,208	$83,949	-$2,741	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,830	$77,567	-$2,737	A·B
MDMaryland	$90,665	$93,301	-$2,635	A·B
MTMontana	$79,329	$76,715	+$2,614	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,325	$78,794	-$2,469	A·B
FLFlorida	$83,274	$81,516	+$1,759	A·B
OHOhio	$76,280	$74,806	+$1,474	A·B
IAIowa	$74,647	$73,529	+$1,118	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,253	$77,105	-$851	A·B
GAGeorgia	$76,327	$75,499	+$828	A·B
HIHawaii	$88,053	$87,464	+$589	A·B
MNMinnesota	$85,241	$85,025	+$216	A·B
NENebraska	$73,019	$73,210	-$191	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$94,259	$94,389	-$130	A·B