Registered Nurse vs Electrical Engineer 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)

Electrical Engineer earns $18,310 more nationally

Registered Nurse leads in 3 states · Electrical Engineer leads in 48 states

Electrical Engineer

$111,910

national median wage

$87,559/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	Electrical Engineer	Difference
NMNew Mexico	$67,927	$103,870	-$35,943	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,520	$84,816	-$29,296	A·B
IDIdaho	$65,691	$93,429	-$27,737	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$76,950	$101,344	-$24,395	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$57,730	$80,538	-$22,807	A·B
TNTennessee	$64,428	$86,124	-$21,696	A·B
VAVirginia	$67,022	$88,652	-$21,631	A·B
WYWyoming	$66,369	$87,439	-$21,070	A·B
VTVermont	$65,573	$86,547	-$20,974	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$76,463	$97,342	-$20,880	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$63,619	$84,317	-$20,698	A·B
IAIowa	$60,659	$80,830	-$20,171	A·B
LALouisiana	$62,342	$82,372	-$20,030	A·B
HIHawaii	$95,593	$76,285	+$19,308	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$62,086	$80,755	-$18,670	A·B
MDMaryland	$72,714	$90,735	-$18,021	A·B
FLFlorida	$67,115	$85,125	-$18,010	A·B
MEMaine	$62,693	$80,547	-$17,854	A·B
MSMississippi	$58,573	$76,069	-$17,497	A·B
MOMissouri	$62,136	$79,422	-$17,286	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$63,661	$80,848	-$17,187	A·B
UTUtah	$63,048	$79,675	-$16,627	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$61,403	$77,046	-$15,643	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$75,687	$91,313	-$15,626	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,819	$77,991	-$15,172	A·B
NENebraska	$62,853	$77,789	-$14,937	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$67,774	$82,656	-$14,882	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$76,747	$91,005	-$14,259	A·B
INIndiana	$63,278	$77,284	-$14,006	A·B
ARArkansas	$60,267	$73,138	-$12,871	A·B
WAWashington	$87,749	$100,620	-$12,871	A·B
KSKansas	$60,189	$72,897	-$12,708	A·B
OHOhio	$64,537	$77,239	-$12,702	A·B
DEDelaware	$69,107	$81,290	-$12,183	A·B
ILIllinois	$65,487	$76,991	-$11,504	A·B
GAGeorgia	$65,855	$77,330	-$11,475	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,709	$77,157	-$11,449	A·B
MTMontana	$62,960	$74,393	-$11,432	A·B
TXTexas	$72,152	$83,091	-$10,939	A·B
COColorado	$73,193	$83,983	-$10,789	A·B
KYKentucky	$62,367	$72,883	-$10,516	A·B
AZArizona	$74,972	$84,214	-$9,241	A·B
OROregon	$85,760	$76,977	+$8,783	A·B
WIWisconsin	$66,199	$74,721	-$8,522	A·B
NYNew York	$77,929	$82,409	-$4,479	A·B
RIRhode Island	$76,006	$79,004	-$2,998	A·B
MNMinnesota	$74,456	$77,183	-$2,726	A·B
NVNevada	$80,580	$82,585	-$2,005	A·B
AKAlaska	$86,700	$85,357	+$1,344	A·B
CTConnecticut	$75,453	$76,669	-$1,216	A·B
CACalifornia	$98,222	$98,239	-$18	A·B