Data Scientist vs Software Engineering 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)

Software Engineering Manager earns $55,150 more nationally

Data Scientist leads in 0 states · Software Engineering Manager leads in 51 states

Software Engineering Manager

$167,740

national median wage

$125,916/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	Software Engineering Manager	Difference
NMNew Mexico	$65,820	$151,272	-$85,453	A·B
LALouisiana	$56,718	$121,336	-$64,617	A·B
AKAlaska	$63,281	$115,356	-$52,075	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$78,455	$128,575	-$50,120	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,306	$109,585	-$47,279	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$68,327	$114,546	-$46,219	A·B
COColorado	$79,775	$124,916	-$45,141	A·B
AZArizona	$81,208	$125,378	-$44,171	A·B
TXTexas	$83,781	$127,905	-$44,124	A·B
MOMissouri	$65,944	$110,014	-$44,070	A·B
MSMississippi	$55,229	$99,120	-$43,892	A·B
FLFlorida	$83,274	$125,875	-$42,601	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$73,552	$115,527	-$41,975	A·B
NVNevada	$74,474	$116,074	-$41,600	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,830	$116,000	-$41,169	A·B
OHOhio	$76,280	$116,969	-$40,690	A·B
INIndiana	$65,509	$106,047	-$40,538	A·B
CACalifornia	$96,137	$135,583	-$39,445	A·B
CTConnecticut	$80,839	$119,615	-$38,775	A·B
DEDelaware	$81,844	$119,894	-$38,049	A·B
OROregon	$74,784	$110,866	-$36,082	A·B
GAGeorgia	$76,327	$112,263	-$35,936	A·B
RIRhode Island	$85,472	$121,249	-$35,777	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,325	$112,058	-$35,733	A·B
TNTennessee	$82,486	$116,470	-$33,984	A·B
ALAlabama	$77,980	$111,320	-$33,339	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,253	$108,316	-$32,063	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$85,905	$116,958	-$31,053	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$72,420	$103,461	-$31,041	A·B
MNMinnesota	$85,241	$115,872	-$30,631	A·B
IDIdaho	$80,809	$111,335	-$30,526	A·B
NYNew York	$90,619	$120,676	-$30,057	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$75,911	$105,857	-$29,947	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$95,266	$124,756	-$29,489	A·B
MEMaine	$69,955	$98,705	-$28,750	A·B
ILIllinois	$83,197	$111,253	-$28,056	A·B
KYKentucky	$71,446	$98,853	-$27,408	A·B
MDMaryland	$90,665	$117,890	-$27,225	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$94,259	$121,444	-$27,184	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,000	$117,736	-$26,736	A·B
IAIowa	$74,647	$100,873	-$26,225	A·B
WIWisconsin	$75,274	$100,103	-$24,830	A·B
NENebraska	$73,019	$97,527	-$24,508	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$96,301	$120,139	-$23,838	A·B
KSKansas	$81,084	$104,350	-$23,266	A·B
VTVermont	$88,217	$111,056	-$22,839	A·B
UTUtah	$85,536	$107,078	-$21,542	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,334	$96,949	-$18,615	A·B
WAWashington	$119,778	$135,034	-$15,256	A·B
HIHawaii	$88,053	$103,029	-$14,975	A·B
MTMontana	$79,329	$93,309	-$13,980	A·B