Registered Nurse 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.

Registered Nurse

$93,600

national median wage

$74,678/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Construction Manager earns $13,380 more nationally

Registered Nurse leads in 3 states · Construction Manager leads in 48 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 = Registered Nurse earns more after tax.

State	Registered Nurse	Construction Manager	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$57,730	$88,691	-$30,961	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$75,687	$105,086	-$29,398	A·B
DEDelaware	$69,107	$95,990	-$26,883	A·B
MDMaryland	$72,714	$93,301	-$20,587	A·B
NYNew York	$77,929	$96,945	-$19,015	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$76,747	$94,389	-$17,643	A·B
WIWisconsin	$66,199	$83,828	-$17,629	A·B
AKAlaska	$86,700	$103,969	-$17,269	A·B
LALouisiana	$62,342	$79,604	-$17,262	A·B
KSKansas	$60,189	$76,835	-$16,646	A·B
WAWashington	$87,749	$104,345	-$16,596	A·B
MOMissouri	$62,136	$78,273	-$16,137	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$63,619	$79,187	-$15,568	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$61,403	$76,937	-$15,534	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$63,661	$78,851	-$15,190	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$76,463	$91,303	-$14,841	A·B
TNTennessee	$64,428	$79,032	-$14,605	A·B
ILIllinois	$65,487	$79,980	-$14,493	A·B
FLFlorida	$67,115	$81,516	-$14,401	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,520	$69,622	-$14,103	A·B
MTMontana	$62,960	$76,715	-$13,755	A·B
MEMaine	$62,693	$76,092	-$13,398	A·B
KYKentucky	$62,367	$75,544	-$13,176	A·B
IAIowa	$60,659	$73,529	-$12,871	A·B
MSMississippi	$58,573	$71,425	-$12,852	A·B
INIndiana	$63,278	$75,990	-$12,712	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,709	$77,567	-$11,858	A·B
VAVirginia	$67,022	$78,766	-$11,744	A·B
UTUtah	$63,048	$74,658	-$11,609	A·B
COColorado	$73,193	$84,405	-$11,212	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$67,774	$78,794	-$11,020	A·B
CTConnecticut	$75,453	$86,451	-$10,997	A·B
IDIdaho	$65,691	$76,607	-$10,915	A·B
WYWyoming	$66,369	$77,105	-$10,735	A·B
MNMinnesota	$74,456	$85,025	-$10,568	A·B
NENebraska	$62,853	$73,210	-$10,357	A·B
OHOhio	$64,537	$74,806	-$10,268	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,819	$72,796	-$9,976	A·B
GAGeorgia	$65,855	$75,499	-$9,644	A·B
VTVermont	$65,573	$74,823	-$9,250	A·B
AZArizona	$74,972	$83,949	-$8,977	A·B
HIHawaii	$95,593	$87,464	+$8,129	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$67,927	$75,991	-$8,063	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$76,950	$84,090	-$7,141	A·B
TXTexas	$72,152	$78,899	-$6,747	A·B
CACalifornia	$98,222	$91,531	+$6,690	A·B
ARArkansas	$60,267	$66,932	-$6,665	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$62,086	$59,570	+$2,516	A·B
RIRhode Island	$76,006	$78,328	-$2,322	A·B
NVNevada	$80,580	$82,367	-$1,787	A·B
OROregon	$85,760	$87,351	-$1,591	A·B