Graphic Designer 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.

Graphic Designer

$61,300

national median wage

$51,435/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Civil Engineer earns $38,290 more nationally

Graphic Designer 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 = Graphic Designer earns more after tax.

State	Graphic Designer	Civil Engineer	Difference
MSMississippi	$37,068	$78,126	-$41,058	A·B
LALouisiana	$38,379	$78,149	-$39,770	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,964	$76,225	-$39,262	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$37,494	$75,740	-$38,246	A·B
AKAlaska	$46,557	$84,273	-$37,716	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$30,744	$67,466	-$36,722	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$40,668	$75,863	-$35,195	A·B
KYKentucky	$40,976	$75,931	-$34,955	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,711	$73,203	-$34,492	A·B
OKOklahoma	$40,886	$74,923	-$34,037	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,753	$77,583	-$33,830	A·B
IAIowa	$39,199	$72,332	-$33,133	A·B
NENebraska	$42,626	$74,920	-$32,295	A·B
RIRhode Island	$51,966	$84,068	-$32,101	A·B
IDIdaho	$39,538	$71,474	-$31,937	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$47,056	$78,622	-$31,565	A·B
NVNevada	$48,124	$78,258	-$30,134	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,327	$71,445	-$30,118	A·B
AZArizona	$43,251	$72,672	-$29,421	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,623	$70,835	-$29,212	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$45,107	$74,131	-$29,024	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,761	$73,704	-$28,943	A·B
FLFlorida	$48,703	$77,639	-$28,937	A·B
HIHawaii	$41,263	$69,954	-$28,691	A·B
MNMinnesota	$46,796	$74,819	-$28,022	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$43,131	$71,037	-$27,906	A·B
MEMaine	$42,730	$70,290	-$27,560	A·B
OHOhio	$45,751	$72,805	-$27,054	A·B
INIndiana	$45,894	$72,890	-$26,995	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,562	$85,235	-$25,673	A·B
KSKansas	$40,230	$65,837	-$25,607	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,859	$63,456	-$25,597	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,229	$73,566	-$25,337	A·B
ILIllinois	$47,572	$72,831	-$25,259	A·B
OROregon	$48,457	$72,917	-$24,460	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$53,551	$77,361	-$23,810	A·B
CTConnecticut	$51,852	$75,588	-$23,736	A·B
TXTexas	$52,021	$75,698	-$23,677	A·B
MIMichigan	$42,459	$65,629	-$23,170	A·B
UTUtah	$46,983	$69,455	-$22,473	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,659	$75,004	-$22,345	A·B
WIWisconsin	$47,301	$69,256	-$21,956	A·B
COColorado	$53,289	$75,218	-$21,929	A·B
WAWashington	$62,303	$82,761	-$20,458	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,958	$77,308	-$18,350	A·B
NYNew York	$57,834	$75,893	-$18,059	A·B
MTMontana	$44,824	$62,203	-$17,379	A·B
VAVirginia	$54,903	$71,796	-$16,893	A·B
GAGeorgia	$46,290	$62,252	-$15,962	A·B
VTVermont	$50,492	$65,937	-$15,444	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$67,903	$74,991	-$7,088	A·B