Mechanical Engineer vs Product Manager Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Mechanical Engineer

$102,320

national median wage

$80,812/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Product Manager earns $27,680 more nationally

Mechanical Engineer leads in 1 states · Product Manager leads in 49 states

Product Manager

$130,000

national median wage

$100,121/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Mechanical Engineer earns more after tax.

State	Mechanical Engineer	Product Manager	Difference
ARArkansas	$61,223	$95,235	-$34,011	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$67,559	$98,845	-$31,286	A·B
NENebraska	$63,833	$94,918	-$31,084	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$72,560	$100,121	-$27,561	A·B
MSMississippi	$69,361	$95,253	-$25,892	A·B
OKOklahoma	$68,976	$94,817	-$25,840	A·B
MOMissouri	$70,093	$94,948	-$24,855	A·B
KSKansas	$69,069	$93,667	-$24,598	A·B
FLFlorida	$77,203	$100,121	-$22,918	A·B
WIWisconsin	$71,891	$94,612	-$22,721	A·B
OHOhio	$74,731	$97,328	-$22,597	A·B
NVNevada	$77,850	$100,121	-$22,271	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$74,394	$96,130	-$21,736	A·B
HIHawaii	$70,130	$91,771	-$21,642	A·B
GAGeorgia	$72,541	$93,997	-$21,456	A·B
IAIowa	$74,375	$95,793	-$21,418	A·B
TNTennessee	$78,709	$100,121	-$21,412	A·B
ALAlabama	$72,844	$93,886	-$21,042	A·B
INIndiana	$75,720	$96,316	-$20,595	A·B
KYKentucky	$75,403	$95,689	-$20,285	A·B
UTUtah	$74,098	$94,314	-$20,217	A·B
MTMontana	$74,406	$94,137	-$19,731	A·B
VAVirginia	$73,824	$93,460	-$19,636	A·B
ILIllinois	$74,198	$93,831	-$19,633	A·B
MNMinnesota	$73,255	$92,749	-$19,494	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$75,598	$94,694	-$19,095	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$76,356	$95,443	-$19,087	A·B
VTVermont	$75,372	$94,001	-$18,630	A·B
AZArizona	$78,786	$97,274	-$18,488	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$81,917	$100,121	-$18,204	A·B
MIMichigan	$76,985	$94,847	-$17,861	A·B
MEMaine	$74,474	$92,322	-$17,848	A·B
OROregon	$71,821	$89,321	-$17,500	A·B
IDIdaho	$77,114	$94,084	-$16,970	A·B
NYNew York	$77,627	$93,491	-$15,865	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$77,786	$93,478	-$15,692	A·B
TXTexas	$84,977	$100,121	-$15,144	A·B
DEDelaware	$77,656	$92,779	-$15,123	A·B
CTConnecticut	$78,677	$93,571	-$14,894	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$79,491	$94,030	-$14,539	A·B
WAWashington	$85,772	$100,121	-$14,349	A·B
COColorado	$80,804	$95,109	-$14,305	A·B
MDMaryland	$82,482	$94,251	-$11,769	A·B
LALouisiana	$86,029	$96,607	-$10,578	A·B
RIRhode Island	$86,049	$95,548	-$9,499	A·B
WYWyoming	$91,076	$100,121	-$9,045	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$102,372	$95,082	+$7,290	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$89,197	$93,841	-$4,644	A·B
CACalifornia	$89,978	$92,122	-$2,144	A·B
AKAlaska	$100,114	$100,121	-$7	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,040	$92,040	$0	A·B