Electrician vs Civil Engineer Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Electrician

$62,350

national median wage

$52,278/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Civil Engineer earns $37,240 more nationally

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

Civil Engineer

$99,590

national median wage

$78,892/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Electrician earns more after tax.

State	Electrician	Civil Engineer	Difference
FLFlorida	$44,846	$77,639	-$32,793	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$46,383	$78,622	-$32,239	A·B
MSMississippi	$46,261	$78,126	-$31,866	A·B
ALAlabama	$41,943	$73,203	-$31,260	A·B
LALouisiana	$48,659	$78,149	-$29,490	A·B
KYKentucky	$48,016	$75,931	-$27,916	A·B
TNTennessee	$49,739	$77,583	-$27,844	A·B
TXTexas	$47,915	$75,698	-$27,782	A·B
RIRhode Island	$55,402	$82,968	-$27,566	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$46,653	$74,131	-$27,478	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,977	$71,445	-$27,468	A·B
OKOklahoma	$48,273	$74,923	-$26,649	A·B
NENebraska	$48,387	$74,920	-$26,534	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$49,225	$75,740	-$26,515	A·B
CACalifornia	$58,629	$83,695	-$25,066	A·B
COColorado	$49,773	$74,780	-$25,007	A·B
NVNevada	$54,367	$78,258	-$23,891	A·B
AZArizona	$48,888	$72,672	-$23,785	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,603	$73,304	-$23,702	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,145	$63,456	-$23,311	A·B
IDIdaho	$48,566	$71,474	-$22,908	A·B
VAVirginia	$48,955	$71,796	-$22,841	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,175	$75,004	-$22,829	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$51,989	$73,566	-$21,577	A·B
IAIowa	$50,926	$72,332	-$21,405	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,042	$75,863	-$20,821	A·B
UTUtah	$48,818	$69,455	-$20,637	A·B
OHOhio	$52,285	$72,805	-$20,520	A·B
INIndiana	$52,891	$72,890	-$19,998	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,261	$76,735	-$19,474	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$52,675	$70,972	-$18,297	A·B
AKAlaska	$66,148	$84,002	-$17,855	A·B
VTVermont	$48,560	$65,937	-$17,377	A·B
MEMaine	$52,806	$69,815	-$17,009	A·B
KSKansas	$49,210	$65,837	-$16,627	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$51,244	$67,466	-$16,222	A·B
CTConnecticut	$58,994	$75,079	-$16,085	A·B
NYNew York	$59,371	$75,450	-$16,078	A·B
WYWyoming	$60,502	$76,225	-$15,723	A·B
GAGeorgia	$47,042	$62,252	-$15,210	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$62,338	$76,828	-$14,490	A·B
MOMissouri	$56,346	$70,835	-$14,489	A·B
MNMinnesota	$61,744	$74,372	-$12,628	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,485	$74,991	-$12,506	A·B
WIWisconsin	$59,057	$69,256	-$10,200	A·B
MIMichigan	$57,122	$65,629	-$8,507	A·B
HIHawaii	$62,178	$69,564	-$7,386	A·B
MTMontana	$54,821	$62,203	-$7,382	A·B
WAWashington	$75,400	$81,303	-$5,903	A·B
OROregon	$68,694	$72,196	-$3,502	A·B
ILIllinois	$71,994	$72,831	-$837	A·B