Electrical Engineer vs Electrician Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Electrical Engineer

$111,910

national median wage

$87,559/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Electrical Engineer earns $49,560 more nationally

Electrical Engineer leads in 51 states · Electrician leads in 0 states

Electrician

$62,350

national median wage

$52,278/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Electrical Engineer earns more after tax.

State	Electrical Engineer	Electrician	Difference
NMNew Mexico	$103,870	$46,383	+$57,487	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,344	$51,989	+$49,356	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,429	$48,566	+$44,862	A·B
ALAlabama	$84,816	$41,943	+$42,873	A·B
FLFlorida	$85,125	$44,846	+$40,279	A·B
VAVirginia	$88,652	$48,955	+$39,697	A·B
CACalifornia	$98,239	$59,624	+$38,615	A·B
MDMaryland	$90,735	$52,175	+$38,560	A·B
VTVermont	$86,547	$48,560	+$37,987	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$80,848	$43,977	+$36,872	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,124	$49,739	+$36,384	A·B
AZArizona	$84,214	$48,888	+$35,326	A·B
TXTexas	$83,091	$47,915	+$35,176	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$97,342	$62,485	+$34,858	A·B
COColorado	$83,983	$50,046	+$33,937	A·B
LALouisiana	$82,372	$48,659	+$33,713	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$91,005	$57,758	+$33,247	A·B
ARArkansas	$73,138	$40,145	+$32,993	A·B
DEDelaware	$81,290	$49,855	+$31,435	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$80,538	$49,225	+$31,313	A·B
UTUtah	$79,675	$48,818	+$30,857	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$77,046	$46,653	+$30,393	A·B
GAGeorgia	$77,330	$47,042	+$30,288	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$82,656	$52,721	+$29,935	A·B
IAIowa	$80,830	$50,926	+$29,904	A·B
MSMississippi	$76,069	$46,261	+$29,809	A·B
OKOklahoma	$77,991	$48,273	+$29,718	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$80,755	$51,244	+$29,511	A·B
NENebraska	$77,789	$48,387	+$29,403	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$84,317	$55,042	+$29,275	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$91,313	$62,715	+$28,598	A·B
NVNevada	$82,585	$54,367	+$28,218	A·B
MEMaine	$80,547	$53,145	+$27,402	A·B
WYWyoming	$87,439	$60,502	+$26,937	A·B
OHOhio	$77,239	$52,285	+$24,954	A·B
KYKentucky	$72,883	$48,016	+$24,867	A·B
INIndiana	$77,284	$52,891	+$24,393	A·B
WAWashington	$100,620	$76,739	+$23,881	A·B
KSKansas	$72,897	$49,210	+$23,687	A·B
MOMissouri	$79,422	$56,346	+$23,076	A·B
RIRhode Island	$79,004	$56,173	+$22,830	A·B
NYNew York	$82,409	$59,737	+$22,671	A·B
MIMichigan	$77,157	$57,122	+$20,035	A·B
MTMontana	$74,393	$54,821	+$19,572	A·B
AKAlaska	$85,357	$66,419	+$18,938	A·B
CTConnecticut	$76,669	$59,378	+$17,291	A·B
WIWisconsin	$74,721	$59,057	+$15,664	A·B
MNMinnesota	$77,183	$62,102	+$15,080	A·B
HIHawaii	$76,285	$62,568	+$13,717	A·B
OROregon	$76,977	$69,375	+$7,601	A·B
ILIllinois	$76,991	$71,994	+$4,997	A·B