Social Worker 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.

Social Worker

$68,090

national median wage

$56,731/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Civil Engineer earns $31,500 more nationally

Social Worker leads in 0 states · Civil Engineer leads in 51 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 = Social Worker earns more after tax.

State	Social Worker	Civil Engineer	Difference
OKOklahoma	$42,039	$74,923	-$32,884	A·B
MSMississippi	$45,795	$78,126	-$32,331	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$43,930	$75,740	-$31,810	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,257	$70,835	-$27,578	A·B
ALAlabama	$46,148	$73,203	-$27,055	A·B
NENebraska	$48,599	$74,920	-$26,321	A·B
LALouisiana	$52,364	$78,149	-$25,785	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,925	$77,583	-$25,658	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$53,343	$78,622	-$25,279	A·B
COColorado	$50,539	$75,218	-$24,679	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,675	$73,704	-$24,028	A·B
KYKentucky	$52,127	$75,931	-$23,804	A·B
NYNew York	$53,106	$75,893	-$22,787	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,331	$75,863	-$22,532	A·B
WYWyoming	$54,247	$76,225	-$21,979	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$52,230	$74,131	-$21,902	A·B
RIRhode Island	$62,367	$84,068	-$21,701	A·B
FLFlorida	$56,028	$77,639	-$21,612	A·B
MDMaryland	$53,782	$75,004	-$21,222	A·B
IAIowa	$51,194	$72,332	-$21,137	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,285	$77,308	-$21,023	A·B
VAVirginia	$50,887	$71,796	-$20,908	A·B
WAWashington	$62,064	$82,761	-$20,697	A·B
AKAlaska	$63,696	$84,273	-$20,577	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$50,874	$71,037	-$20,163	A·B
OHOhio	$53,208	$72,805	-$19,596	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$52,430	$71,445	-$19,015	A·B
ILIllinois	$53,911	$72,831	-$18,920	A·B
INIndiana	$54,166	$72,890	-$18,724	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$48,843	$67,466	-$18,623	A·B
MNMinnesota	$56,319	$74,819	-$18,499	A·B
AZArizona	$54,380	$72,672	-$18,292	A·B
TXTexas	$58,047	$75,698	-$17,651	A·B
WIWisconsin	$52,511	$69,256	-$16,746	A·B
NVNevada	$62,493	$78,258	-$15,765	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,679	$85,235	-$15,556	A·B
IDIdaho	$56,025	$71,474	-$15,449	A·B
MTMontana	$47,389	$62,203	-$14,815	A·B
KSKansas	$51,042	$65,837	-$14,795	A·B
MEMaine	$56,134	$70,290	-$14,155	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$63,298	$77,361	-$14,063	A·B
ARArkansas	$49,793	$63,456	-$13,663	A·B
UTUtah	$56,529	$69,455	-$12,926	A·B
CTConnecticut	$62,692	$75,588	-$12,896	A·B
GAGeorgia	$49,470	$62,252	-$12,782	A·B
MIMichigan	$52,992	$65,629	-$12,638	A·B
OROregon	$61,878	$72,917	-$11,039	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$63,703	$73,566	-$9,863	A·B
HIHawaii	$63,472	$69,954	-$6,482	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$69,072	$74,991	-$5,919	A·B
VTVermont	$61,264	$65,937	-$4,673	A·B