Software Engineering Manager vs Plumber Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Software Engineering Manager

$167,740

national median wage

$125,916/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Software Engineering Manager earns $104,770 more nationally

Software Engineering Manager leads in 51 states · Plumber leads in 0 states

Plumber

$62,970

national median wage

$52,776/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Software Engineering Manager earns more after tax.

State	Software Engineering Manager	Plumber	Difference
NMNew Mexico	$151,272	$48,478	+$102,794	A·B
FLFlorida	$125,875	$42,789	+$83,086	A·B
CACalifornia	$135,583	$54,543	+$81,040	A·B
TXTexas	$127,905	$49,233	+$78,672	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$128,575	$52,021	+$76,554	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$116,958	$41,625	+$75,334	A·B
AZArizona	$125,378	$50,803	+$74,575	A·B
COColorado	$124,916	$51,200	+$73,716	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$115,527	$42,990	+$72,537	A·B
WAWashington	$135,034	$64,456	+$70,578	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$114,546	$44,111	+$70,436	A·B
VAVirginia	$117,736	$47,426	+$70,311	A·B
DEDelaware	$119,894	$50,840	+$69,054	A·B
RIRhode Island	$121,249	$52,303	+$68,945	A·B
LALouisiana	$121,336	$52,627	+$68,709	A·B
ALAlabama	$111,320	$43,013	+$68,306	A·B
TNTennessee	$116,470	$48,566	+$67,904	A·B
MDMaryland	$117,890	$50,376	+$67,514	A·B
GAGeorgia	$112,263	$45,110	+$67,152	A·B
NVNevada	$116,074	$50,486	+$65,587	A·B
OHOhio	$116,969	$51,486	+$65,483	A·B
OKOklahoma	$109,585	$44,322	+$65,263	A·B
IDIdaho	$111,335	$46,097	+$65,238	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$103,461	$40,465	+$62,996	A·B
CTConnecticut	$119,615	$56,972	+$62,642	A·B
VTVermont	$111,056	$49,237	+$61,819	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$124,756	$63,460	+$61,295	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$121,444	$60,387	+$61,057	A·B
NYNew York	$120,676	$60,387	+$60,289	A·B
MOMissouri	$110,014	$50,088	+$59,926	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$112,058	$53,672	+$58,386	A·B
UTUtah	$107,078	$49,008	+$58,070	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$120,139	$62,485	+$57,655	A·B
WYWyoming	$108,316	$51,579	+$56,737	A·B
ARArkansas	$96,949	$40,359	+$56,590	A·B
MIMichigan	$116,000	$59,998	+$56,002	A·B
KSKansas	$104,350	$49,950	+$54,400	A·B
INIndiana	$106,047	$52,179	+$53,868	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$105,857	$52,535	+$53,322	A·B
MNMinnesota	$115,872	$63,278	+$52,594	A·B
MSMississippi	$99,120	$46,764	+$52,356	A·B
IAIowa	$100,873	$49,663	+$51,210	A·B
MEMaine	$98,705	$48,913	+$49,792	A·B
KYKentucky	$98,853	$50,229	+$48,624	A·B
AKAlaska	$115,356	$67,284	+$48,072	A·B
NENebraska	$97,527	$50,555	+$46,972	A·B
OROregon	$110,866	$66,782	+$44,084	A·B
HIHawaii	$103,029	$59,644	+$43,385	A·B
ILIllinois	$111,253	$71,890	+$39,364	A·B
WIWisconsin	$100,103	$61,281	+$38,822	A·B
MTMontana	$93,309	$60,612	+$32,698	A·B