Real Estate Agent vs Construction Manager Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Real Estate Agent

$56,320

national median wage

$47,433/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Construction Manager earns $50,660 more nationally

Real Estate Agent leads in 0 states · Construction Manager leads in 51 states

Construction Manager

$106,980

national median wage

$84,090/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Real Estate Agent earns more after tax.

State	Real Estate Agent	Construction Manager	Difference
DEDelaware	$38,800	$95,449	-$56,650	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$35,852	$91,303	-$55,452	A·B
MDMaryland	$40,170	$93,301	-$53,131	A·B
OROregon	$36,829	$86,465	-$49,635	A·B
HIHawaii	$37,656	$87,074	-$49,418	A·B
CTConnecticut	$36,842	$85,857	-$49,015	A·B
LALouisiana	$33,382	$79,604	-$46,221	A·B
MNMinnesota	$38,526	$84,508	-$45,981	A·B
IDIdaho	$30,869	$76,607	-$45,737	A·B
MOMissouri	$32,553	$78,273	-$45,720	A·B
WIWisconsin	$40,541	$83,828	-$43,287	A·B
KYKentucky	$32,477	$75,544	-$43,067	A·B
IAIowa	$30,671	$73,529	-$42,858	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$45,898	$88,691	-$42,793	A·B
KSKansas	$36,095	$76,835	-$40,740	A·B
WAWashington	$61,918	$102,456	-$40,538	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$53,133	$93,651	-$40,518	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,763	$77,105	-$40,342	A·B
CACalifornia	$49,585	$89,854	-$40,270	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$64,317	$104,406	-$40,089	A·B
NVNevada	$42,347	$82,367	-$40,020	A·B
AZArizona	$44,131	$83,949	-$39,818	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$39,219	$78,851	-$39,631	A·B
FLFlorida	$42,467	$81,516	-$39,048	A·B
ILIllinois	$40,937	$79,980	-$39,042	A·B
OHOhio	$36,998	$74,806	-$37,808	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$46,871	$84,090	-$37,220	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$40,505	$76,937	-$36,432	A·B
TXTexas	$42,476	$78,899	-$36,423	A·B
ARArkansas	$31,759	$66,932	-$35,173	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$43,557	$78,722	-$35,165	A·B
AKAlaska	$68,919	$103,698	-$34,779	A·B
COColorado	$49,471	$83,905	-$34,435	A·B
INIndiana	$41,676	$75,990	-$34,314	A·B
NENebraska	$39,692	$73,210	-$33,517	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,742	$77,567	-$32,825	A·B
RIRhode Island	$44,669	$77,228	-$32,559	A·B
TNTennessee	$47,433	$79,032	-$31,599	A·B
MTMontana	$45,808	$76,715	-$30,908	A·B
GAGeorgia	$45,035	$75,499	-$30,464	A·B
ALAlabama	$39,171	$69,622	-$30,452	A·B
UTUtah	$44,229	$74,658	-$30,428	A·B
MSMississippi	$41,038	$71,425	-$30,387	A·B
VAVirginia	$49,089	$78,766	-$29,677	A·B
MEMaine	$47,214	$75,571	-$28,357	A·B
OKOklahoma	$45,444	$72,796	-$27,351	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$51,860	$79,187	-$27,326	A·B
NYNew York	$72,227	$96,502	-$24,274	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$62,378	$75,991	-$13,613	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$46,477	$59,570	-$13,093	A·B
VTVermont	$63,967	$74,823	-$10,857	A·B