Truck Driver (Heavy) 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.

Truck Driver (Heavy)

$57,440

national median wage

$48,333/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Civil Engineer earns $42,150 more nationally

Truck Driver (Heavy) 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 = Truck Driver (Heavy) earns more after tax.

State	Truck Driver (Heavy)	Civil Engineer	Difference
NMNew Mexico	$39,925	$78,622	-$38,697	A·B
LALouisiana	$40,290	$78,149	-$37,859	A·B
MSMississippi	$41,221	$78,126	-$36,905	A·B
CACalifornia	$48,560	$85,235	-$36,675	A·B
RIRhode Island	$48,535	$84,068	-$35,533	A·B
FLFlorida	$42,355	$77,639	-$35,284	A·B
ALAlabama	$40,210	$73,203	-$32,993	A·B
OKOklahoma	$42,107	$74,923	-$32,816	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,858	$74,131	-$32,273	A·B
KYKentucky	$45,019	$75,931	-$30,913	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$40,548	$71,445	-$30,897	A·B
TXTexas	$44,822	$75,698	-$30,876	A·B
TNTennessee	$46,863	$77,583	-$30,720	A·B
AKAlaska	$54,319	$84,273	-$29,954	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,351	$70,835	-$29,484	A·B
WAWashington	$53,411	$82,761	-$29,350	A·B
MDMaryland	$45,772	$75,004	-$29,232	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$48,085	$77,308	-$29,223	A·B
CTConnecticut	$46,867	$75,588	-$28,721	A·B
MEMaine	$41,582	$70,290	-$28,708	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,005	$71,474	-$28,469	A·B
AZArizona	$44,380	$72,672	-$28,292	A·B
VAVirginia	$43,651	$71,796	-$28,145	A·B
NENebraska	$46,810	$74,920	-$28,110	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$47,883	$75,740	-$27,857	A·B
NYNew York	$48,137	$75,893	-$27,756	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$40,017	$67,466	-$27,449	A·B
IAIowa	$44,956	$72,332	-$27,376	A·B
DEDelaware	$46,518	$73,704	-$27,185	A·B
NVNevada	$51,113	$78,258	-$27,145	A·B
COColorado	$48,656	$75,218	-$26,562	A·B
OROregon	$46,581	$72,917	-$26,336	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$49,562	$75,863	-$26,300	A·B
MNMinnesota	$48,635	$74,819	-$26,183	A·B
WYWyoming	$50,607	$76,225	-$25,618	A·B
ILIllinois	$47,406	$72,831	-$25,425	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$52,154	$77,361	-$25,206	A·B
OHOhio	$48,032	$72,805	-$24,772	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$50,602	$74,991	-$24,388	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$49,281	$73,566	-$24,285	A·B
INIndiana	$48,719	$72,890	-$24,170	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$47,420	$71,037	-$23,617	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,222	$63,456	-$23,234	A·B
HIHawaii	$46,865	$69,954	-$23,088	A·B
WIWisconsin	$46,541	$69,256	-$22,715	A·B
UTUtah	$47,415	$69,455	-$22,041	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,392	$65,629	-$21,237	A·B
KSKansas	$45,554	$65,837	-$20,283	A·B
VTVermont	$46,011	$65,937	-$19,926	A·B
GAGeorgia	$45,321	$62,252	-$16,931	A·B
MTMontana	$47,616	$62,203	-$14,588	A·B