Graphic Designer 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.

Graphic Designer

$61,300

national median wage

$51,435/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Electrical Engineer earns $50,610 more nationally

Graphic Designer 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 = Graphic Designer earns more after tax.

State	Graphic Designer	Electrical Engineer	Difference
NMNew Mexico	$47,056	$103,870	-$56,813	A·B
IDIdaho	$39,538	$93,429	-$53,891	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,229	$101,344	-$53,116	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,964	$87,439	-$50,476	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$30,744	$80,755	-$50,012	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,711	$84,816	-$46,105	A·B
LALouisiana	$38,379	$82,372	-$43,993	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$40,668	$84,317	-$43,649	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$37,494	$80,538	-$43,044	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,753	$86,124	-$42,370	A·B
IAIowa	$39,199	$80,830	-$41,631	A·B
AZArizona	$43,251	$84,214	-$40,962	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$43,131	$82,656	-$39,526	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,327	$80,848	-$39,521	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,068	$76,069	-$39,001	A·B
AKAlaska	$46,557	$85,357	-$38,799	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,562	$98,239	-$38,678	A·B
WAWashington	$62,303	$100,620	-$38,317	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,659	$90,735	-$38,076	A·B
MEMaine	$42,730	$80,547	-$37,817	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,623	$79,422	-$37,799	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$53,551	$91,005	-$37,454	A·B
OKOklahoma	$40,886	$77,991	-$37,106	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,761	$81,290	-$36,529	A·B
FLFlorida	$48,703	$85,125	-$36,422	A·B
VTVermont	$50,492	$86,547	-$36,055	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,859	$73,138	-$35,279	A·B
NENebraska	$42,626	$77,789	-$35,163	A·B
HIHawaii	$41,263	$76,285	-$35,022	A·B
MIMichigan	$42,459	$77,157	-$34,698	A·B
NVNevada	$48,124	$82,585	-$34,461	A·B
VAVirginia	$54,903	$88,652	-$33,750	A·B
UTUtah	$46,983	$79,675	-$32,693	A·B
KSKansas	$40,230	$72,897	-$32,667	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,958	$91,313	-$32,356	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$45,107	$77,046	-$31,939	A·B
KYKentucky	$40,976	$72,883	-$31,907	A·B
OHOhio	$45,751	$77,239	-$31,488	A·B
INIndiana	$45,894	$77,284	-$31,390	A·B
TXTexas	$52,021	$83,091	-$31,070	A·B
GAGeorgia	$46,290	$77,330	-$31,040	A·B
COColorado	$53,289	$83,983	-$30,694	A·B
MNMinnesota	$46,796	$77,183	-$30,386	A·B
MTMontana	$44,824	$74,393	-$29,569	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$67,903	$97,342	-$29,440	A·B
ILIllinois	$47,572	$76,991	-$29,418	A·B
OROregon	$48,457	$76,977	-$28,520	A·B
WIWisconsin	$47,301	$74,721	-$27,420	A·B
RIRhode Island	$51,966	$79,004	-$27,037	A·B
CTConnecticut	$51,852	$76,669	-$24,817	A·B
NYNew York	$57,834	$82,409	-$24,574	A·B