Data Scientist vs Electrical Engineer Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Data Scientist

$108,020

national median wage

$84,822/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Data Scientist earns $4,630 more nationally

Data Scientist leads in 18 states · Electrical Engineer leads in 33 states

Electrical Engineer

$103,390

national median wage

$81,565/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	Electrical Engineer	Difference
NMNew Mexico	$69,207	$80,602	-$11,395	A·B
LALouisiana	$64,750	$73,614	-$8,864	A·B
AKAlaska	$77,372	$86,102	-$8,730	A·B
WYWyoming	$68,227	$76,253	-$8,027	A·B
CACalifornia	$96,263	$88,828	+$7,434	A·B
NYNew York	$90,520	$83,134	+$7,386	A·B
WAWashington	$105,883	$98,645	+$7,238	A·B
MSMississippi	$60,053	$66,231	-$6,178	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$60,878	$67,017	-$6,138	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$69,272	$75,017	-$5,745	A·B
INIndiana	$71,066	$75,380	-$4,314	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,791	$79,028	-$4,237	A·B
ARArkansas	$61,881	$66,089	-$4,208	A·B
OKOklahoma	$66,066	$70,271	-$4,205	A·B
ALAlabama	$64,899	$69,087	-$4,189	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$92,626	$88,452	+$4,175	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$68,582	$72,682	-$4,099	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$67,523	$70,625	-$3,102	A·B
COColorado	$85,598	$82,571	+$3,027	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$78,171	$75,148	+$3,023	A·B
ILIllinois	$79,863	$76,861	+$3,002	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$88,647	$85,710	+$2,937	A·B
IAIowa	$66,832	$69,683	-$2,851	A·B
KSKansas	$68,078	$70,929	-$2,851	A·B
VTVermont	$72,562	$75,373	-$2,811	A·B
NVNevada	$76,669	$79,067	-$2,399	A·B
TNTennessee	$73,855	$76,253	-$2,399	A·B
OHOhio	$75,465	$77,769	-$2,305	A·B
KYKentucky	$67,630	$69,892	-$2,263	A·B
WIWisconsin	$73,289	$75,507	-$2,218	A·B
OROregon	$81,068	$78,857	+$2,211	A·B
UTUtah	$77,564	$75,862	+$1,702	A·B
MDMaryland	$85,507	$83,814	+$1,693	A·B
VAVirginia	$84,815	$83,142	+$1,673	A·B
RIRhode Island	$78,835	$80,416	-$1,581	A·B
MTMontana	$67,193	$68,746	-$1,553	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,029	$90,479	+$1,550	A·B
HIHawaii	$71,598	$73,095	-$1,497	A·B
GAGeorgia	$75,267	$74,236	+$1,031	A·B
MNMinnesota	$78,879	$77,868	+$1,010	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$84,407	$83,992	+$415	A·B
TXTexas	$86,518	$86,102	+$415	A·B
AZArizona	$77,650	$77,250	+$400	A·B
FLFlorida	$77,372	$77,660	-$288	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$78,418	$78,694	-$276	A·B
MOMissouri	$72,338	$72,607	-$269	A·B
IDIdaho	$69,340	$69,605	-$265	A·B
NENebraska	$70,240	$70,505	-$264	A·B
CTConnecticut	$82,772	$83,036	-$264	A·B
DEDelaware	$77,917	$78,179	-$261	A·B
MEMaine	$68,459	$68,718	-$259	A·B