Financial Analyst vs Mechanical Engineer Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Financial Analyst

$101,350

national median wage

$80,130/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Mechanical Engineer earns $970 more nationally

Financial Analyst leads in 11 states · Mechanical Engineer leads in 40 states

Mechanical Engineer

$102,320

national median wage

$80,812/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Financial Analyst earns more after tax.

State	Financial Analyst	Mechanical Engineer	Difference
WYWyoming	$159,194	$91,076	+$68,118	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$61,958	$102,372	-$40,415	A·B
LALouisiana	$49,649	$86,029	-$36,380	A·B
AKAlaska	$75,297	$100,114	-$24,817	A·B
RIRhode Island	$65,924	$86,049	-$20,125	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,211	$75,598	-$18,388	A·B
KYKentucky	$59,259	$75,403	-$16,144	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$77,879	$92,040	-$14,160	A·B
NYNew York	$91,355	$77,627	+$13,729	A·B
INIndiana	$63,063	$75,720	-$12,658	A·B
NVNevada	$65,856	$77,850	-$11,995	A·B
TXTexas	$73,812	$84,977	-$11,165	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$67,806	$77,786	-$9,981	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$79,373	$89,197	-$9,824	A·B
AZArizona	$69,069	$78,786	-$9,716	A·B
IDIdaho	$67,402	$77,114	-$9,712	A·B
FLFlorida	$67,614	$77,203	-$9,589	A·B
CACalifornia	$80,747	$89,978	-$9,231	A·B
TNTennessee	$69,739	$78,709	-$8,970	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$72,954	$81,917	-$8,963	A·B
MSMississippi	$60,597	$69,361	-$8,765	A·B
MDMaryland	$74,065	$82,482	-$8,417	A·B
MIMichigan	$68,835	$76,985	-$8,150	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$80,130	$72,560	+$7,570	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$67,606	$74,394	-$6,789	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,194	$68,976	-$6,783	A·B
KSKansas	$62,786	$69,069	-$6,283	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$61,389	$67,559	-$6,170	A·B
MEMaine	$68,369	$74,474	-$6,105	A·B
COColorado	$74,961	$80,804	-$5,843	A·B
IAIowa	$68,631	$74,375	-$5,743	A·B
HIHawaii	$64,388	$70,130	-$5,742	A·B
UTUtah	$68,981	$74,098	-$5,117	A·B
WAWashington	$80,847	$85,772	-$4,925	A·B
DEDelaware	$73,289	$77,656	-$4,367	A·B
WIWisconsin	$67,604	$71,891	-$4,287	A·B
OROregon	$75,757	$71,821	+$3,936	A·B
VAVirginia	$76,847	$73,824	+$3,023	A·B
VTVermont	$72,656	$75,372	-$2,716	A·B
MNMinnesota	$75,683	$73,255	+$2,428	A·B
MOMissouri	$67,802	$70,093	-$2,291	A·B
MTMontana	$72,296	$74,406	-$2,109	A·B
ALAlabama	$70,955	$72,844	-$1,889	A·B
OHOhio	$72,947	$74,731	-$1,785	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$81,001	$79,491	+$1,510	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,290	$74,198	+$1,092	A·B
GAGeorgia	$71,472	$72,541	-$1,069	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$77,172	$76,356	+$816	A·B
CTConnecticut	$78,452	$78,677	-$225	A·B
ARArkansas	$61,403	$61,223	+$179	A·B
NENebraska	$63,958	$63,833	+$125	A·B