Graphic Designer 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.

Graphic Designer

$61,300

national median wage

$51,435/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Mechanical Engineer earns $41,020 more nationally

Graphic Designer leads in 0 states · Mechanical Engineer leads in 51 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 = Graphic Designer earns more after tax.

State	Graphic Designer	Mechanical Engineer	Difference
NMNew Mexico	$47,056	$102,372	-$55,316	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,964	$91,076	-$54,113	A·B
AKAlaska	$46,557	$100,114	-$53,557	A·B
LALouisiana	$38,379	$86,029	-$47,650	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$30,744	$75,598	-$44,854	A·B
IDIdaho	$39,538	$77,114	-$37,577	A·B
AZArizona	$43,251	$78,786	-$35,534	A·B
IAIowa	$39,199	$74,375	-$35,176	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$37,494	$72,560	-$35,066	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,327	$76,356	-$35,029	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,753	$78,709	-$34,956	A·B
MIMichigan	$42,459	$76,985	-$34,526	A·B
KYKentucky	$40,976	$75,403	-$34,427	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,711	$72,844	-$34,133	A·B
RIRhode Island	$51,966	$86,049	-$34,083	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,229	$81,917	-$33,688	A·B
TXTexas	$52,021	$84,977	-$32,956	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,761	$77,656	-$32,895	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$45,107	$77,786	-$32,679	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,068	$69,361	-$32,293	A·B
MEMaine	$42,730	$74,474	-$31,743	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$43,131	$74,394	-$31,264	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,562	$89,978	-$30,417	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,958	$89,197	-$30,240	A·B
INIndiana	$45,894	$75,720	-$29,826	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,659	$82,482	-$29,823	A·B
NVNevada	$48,124	$77,850	-$29,726	A·B
MTMontana	$44,824	$74,406	-$29,582	A·B
OHOhio	$45,751	$74,731	-$28,980	A·B
HIHawaii	$41,263	$70,130	-$28,866	A·B
KSKansas	$40,230	$69,069	-$28,839	A·B
FLFlorida	$48,703	$77,203	-$28,501	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,623	$70,093	-$28,470	A·B
OKOklahoma	$40,886	$68,976	-$28,091	A·B
COColorado	$53,289	$80,804	-$27,515	A·B
UTUtah	$46,983	$74,098	-$27,115	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$40,668	$67,559	-$26,891	A·B
CTConnecticut	$51,852	$78,677	-$26,825	A·B
ILIllinois	$47,572	$74,198	-$26,626	A·B
MNMinnesota	$46,796	$73,255	-$26,459	A·B
GAGeorgia	$46,290	$72,541	-$26,250	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$53,551	$79,491	-$25,940	A·B
VTVermont	$50,492	$75,372	-$24,879	A·B
WIWisconsin	$47,301	$71,891	-$24,590	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$67,903	$92,040	-$24,137	A·B
WAWashington	$62,303	$85,772	-$23,469	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,859	$61,223	-$23,364	A·B
OROregon	$48,457	$71,821	-$23,364	A·B
NENebraska	$42,626	$63,833	-$21,207	A·B
NYNew York	$57,834	$77,627	-$19,792	A·B
VAVirginia	$54,903	$73,824	-$18,921	A·B