UX Designer 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.

UX Designer

$98,090

national median wage

$77,836/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Civil Engineer earns $1,500 more nationally

UX Designer leads in 10 states · Civil Engineer leads in 41 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 = UX Designer earns more after tax.

State	UX Designer	Civil Engineer	Difference
ALAlabama	$39,947	$73,203	-$33,257	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,416	$76,225	-$32,810	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$46,981	$78,622	-$31,641	A·B
MSMississippi	$48,841	$78,126	-$29,285	A·B
LALouisiana	$51,065	$78,149	-$27,084	A·B
AKAlaska	$57,234	$84,002	-$26,768	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,668	$77,583	-$25,915	A·B
NENebraska	$50,418	$74,920	-$24,502	A·B
KYKentucky	$53,165	$75,931	-$22,767	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,917	$75,863	-$21,945	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$49,301	$70,972	-$21,671	A·B
VAVirginia	$52,409	$71,796	-$19,387	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$55,476	$74,131	-$18,655	A·B
IDIdaho	$53,436	$71,474	-$18,038	A·B
DEDelaware	$55,357	$73,304	-$17,947	A·B
ARArkansas	$45,956	$63,456	-$17,501	A·B
INIndiana	$56,410	$72,890	-$16,479	A·B
FLFlorida	$61,930	$77,639	-$15,709	A·B
WAWashington	$96,282	$81,303	+$14,979	A·B
IAIowa	$57,904	$72,332	-$14,428	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$59,623	$73,566	-$13,943	A·B
GAGeorgia	$74,958	$62,252	+$12,706	A·B
NYNew York	$87,863	$75,450	+$12,413	A·B
NVNevada	$65,975	$78,258	-$12,283	A·B
MOMissouri	$59,871	$70,835	-$10,964	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$66,171	$76,735	-$10,564	A·B
OKOklahoma	$64,452	$74,923	-$10,470	A·B
MNMinnesota	$63,965	$74,372	-$10,407	A·B
AZArizona	$62,379	$72,672	-$10,293	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,263	$67,466	-$10,203	A·B
VTVermont	$74,505	$65,937	+$8,568	A·B
KSKansas	$57,326	$65,837	-$8,511	A·B
MDMaryland	$68,024	$75,004	-$6,980	A·B
CACalifornia	$90,570	$83,695	+$6,876	A·B
WIWisconsin	$62,387	$69,256	-$6,869	A·B
HIHawaii	$76,209	$69,564	+$6,645	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$68,589	$74,991	-$6,401	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$65,738	$71,445	-$5,707	A·B
MEMaine	$64,392	$69,815	-$5,424	A·B
UTUtah	$74,263	$69,455	+$4,807	A·B
MTMontana	$66,907	$62,203	+$4,704	A·B
TXTexas	$71,885	$75,698	-$3,813	A·B
CTConnecticut	$71,485	$75,079	-$3,595	A·B
OHOhio	$69,215	$72,805	-$3,590	A·B
MIMichigan	$62,701	$65,629	-$2,928	A·B
COColorado	$77,662	$74,780	+$2,882	A·B
OROregon	$69,699	$72,196	-$2,497	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$78,846	$76,828	+$2,018	A·B
ILIllinois	$70,882	$72,831	-$1,949	A·B
RIRhode Island	$82,279	$82,968	-$689	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$75,402	$75,740	-$338	A·B