Electrician 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.

Electrician

$62,350

national median wage

$52,278/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Electrical Engineer earns $49,560 more nationally

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

Electrical Engineer

$111,910

national median wage

$87,559/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	Electrical Engineer	Difference
NMNew Mexico	$46,383	$103,870	-$57,487	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$51,989	$101,344	-$49,356	A·B
IDIdaho	$48,566	$93,429	-$44,862	A·B
ALAlabama	$41,943	$84,816	-$42,873	A·B
FLFlorida	$44,846	$85,125	-$40,279	A·B
VAVirginia	$48,955	$88,652	-$39,697	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,624	$98,239	-$38,615	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,175	$90,735	-$38,560	A·B
VTVermont	$48,560	$86,547	-$37,987	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,977	$80,848	-$36,872	A·B
TNTennessee	$49,739	$86,124	-$36,384	A·B
AZArizona	$48,888	$84,214	-$35,326	A·B
TXTexas	$47,915	$83,091	-$35,176	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,485	$97,342	-$34,858	A·B
COColorado	$50,046	$83,983	-$33,937	A·B
LALouisiana	$48,659	$82,372	-$33,713	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,758	$91,005	-$33,247	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,145	$73,138	-$32,993	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,855	$81,290	-$31,435	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$49,225	$80,538	-$31,313	A·B
UTUtah	$48,818	$79,675	-$30,857	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$46,653	$77,046	-$30,393	A·B
GAGeorgia	$47,042	$77,330	-$30,288	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$52,721	$82,656	-$29,935	A·B
IAIowa	$50,926	$80,830	-$29,904	A·B
MSMississippi	$46,261	$76,069	-$29,809	A·B
OKOklahoma	$48,273	$77,991	-$29,718	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$51,244	$80,755	-$29,511	A·B
NENebraska	$48,387	$77,789	-$29,403	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,042	$84,317	-$29,275	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$62,715	$91,313	-$28,598	A·B
NVNevada	$54,367	$82,585	-$28,218	A·B
MEMaine	$53,145	$80,547	-$27,402	A·B
WYWyoming	$60,502	$87,439	-$26,937	A·B
OHOhio	$52,285	$77,239	-$24,954	A·B
KYKentucky	$48,016	$72,883	-$24,867	A·B
INIndiana	$52,891	$77,284	-$24,393	A·B
WAWashington	$76,739	$100,620	-$23,881	A·B
KSKansas	$49,210	$72,897	-$23,687	A·B
MOMissouri	$56,346	$79,422	-$23,076	A·B
RIRhode Island	$56,173	$79,004	-$22,830	A·B
NYNew York	$59,737	$82,409	-$22,671	A·B
MIMichigan	$57,122	$77,157	-$20,035	A·B
MTMontana	$54,821	$74,393	-$19,572	A·B
AKAlaska	$66,419	$85,357	-$18,938	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,378	$76,669	-$17,291	A·B
WIWisconsin	$59,057	$74,721	-$15,664	A·B
MNMinnesota	$62,102	$77,183	-$15,080	A·B
HIHawaii	$62,568	$76,285	-$13,717	A·B
OROregon	$69,375	$76,977	-$7,601	A·B
ILIllinois	$71,994	$76,991	-$4,997	A·B