Operations Manager 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.

Operations Manager

$102,950

national median wage

$81,255/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Operations Manager earns $3,360 more nationally

Operations Manager leads in 31 states · Civil Engineer leads in 20 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 = Operations Manager earns more after tax.

State	Operations Manager	Civil Engineer	Difference
DCWashington D.C.	$114,346	$74,991	+$39,355	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,420	$77,361	+$29,059	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$102,472	$75,740	+$26,732	A·B
DEDelaware	$97,040	$73,704	+$23,337	A·B
COColorado	$95,327	$75,218	+$20,109	A·B
CTConnecticut	$93,714	$75,588	+$18,126	A·B
NYNew York	$93,485	$75,893	+$17,592	A·B
WAWashington	$100,285	$82,761	+$17,524	A·B
VAVirginia	$88,152	$71,796	+$16,357	A·B
KYKentucky	$60,522	$75,931	-$15,409	A·B
WIWisconsin	$83,828	$69,256	+$14,571	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$89,945	$77,308	+$12,637	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,464	$74,923	-$12,459	A·B
GAGeorgia	$74,482	$62,252	+$12,231	A·B
IDIdaho	$59,434	$71,474	-$12,041	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,491	$63,456	-$11,966	A·B
NENebraska	$63,873	$74,920	-$11,048	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$84,147	$73,566	+$10,581	A·B
MSMississippi	$67,742	$78,126	-$10,384	A·B
MOMissouri	$60,587	$70,835	-$10,248	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,956	$65,629	+$9,327	A·B
AKAlaska	$93,581	$84,273	+$9,307	A·B
IAIowa	$63,094	$72,332	-$9,237	A·B
INIndiana	$81,928	$72,890	+$9,038	A·B
RIRhode Island	$90,485	$84,068	+$6,417	A·B
HIHawaii	$76,348	$69,954	+$6,394	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,582	$73,203	+$5,378	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,379	$71,037	+$5,342	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$62,414	$67,466	-$5,052	A·B
VTVermont	$70,763	$65,937	+$4,826	A·B
CACalifornia	$89,311	$85,235	+$4,077	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$75,161	$71,445	+$3,716	A·B
TXTexas	$79,384	$75,698	+$3,686	A·B
TNTennessee	$81,185	$77,583	+$3,602	A·B
MNMinnesota	$71,444	$74,819	-$3,375	A·B
MDMaryland	$78,284	$75,004	+$3,280	A·B
MTMontana	$65,341	$62,203	+$3,138	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$75,742	$78,622	-$2,880	A·B
OROregon	$70,151	$72,917	-$2,766	A·B
NVNevada	$75,655	$78,258	-$2,603	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,310	$72,831	+$2,479	A·B
AZArizona	$70,298	$72,672	-$2,375	A·B
FLFlorida	$79,708	$77,639	+$2,068	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$73,900	$75,863	-$1,963	A·B
MEMaine	$71,465	$70,290	+$1,176	A·B
OHOhio	$73,826	$72,805	+$1,021	A·B
KSKansas	$65,073	$65,837	-$764	A·B
WYWyoming	$75,592	$76,225	-$633	A·B
UTUtah	$68,948	$69,455	-$507	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$73,912	$74,131	-$219	A·B
LALouisiana	$77,954	$78,149	-$195	A·B