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

$98,580

national median wage

$78,181/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

UX Designer earns $2,690 more nationally

UX Designer leads in 29 states · Civil Engineer leads in 22 states

Civil Engineer

$95,890

national median wage

$76,289/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
NYNew York	$90,775	$75,792	+$14,984	A·B
WAWashington	$101,379	$86,518	+$14,861	A·B
AKAlaska	$72,032	$83,000	-$10,968	A·B
CACalifornia	$93,552	$83,144	+$10,408	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$87,799	$79,036	+$8,763	A·B
LALouisiana	$59,733	$68,055	-$8,322	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$91,077	$82,924	+$8,153	A·B
OROregon	$78,241	$70,596	+$7,645	A·B
WYWyoming	$62,887	$70,337	-$7,450	A·B
VAVirginia	$81,850	$74,479	+$7,371	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$54,623	$60,878	-$6,256	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$83,791	$77,771	+$6,021	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$63,404	$69,272	-$5,868	A·B
MSMississippi	$54,414	$60,053	-$5,639	A·B
COColorado	$79,933	$74,387	+$5,546	A·B
ARArkansas	$55,585	$60,568	-$4,983	A·B
MDMaryland	$80,547	$75,694	+$4,853	A·B
GAGeorgia	$71,642	$66,837	+$4,805	A·B
MNMinnesota	$75,326	$70,617	+$4,709	A·B
ALAlabama	$57,978	$62,285	-$4,307	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,553	$71,361	+$4,192	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$60,776	$64,709	-$3,933	A·B
INIndiana	$65,285	$69,047	-$3,762	A·B
UTUtah	$71,920	$68,366	+$3,554	A·B
HIHawaii	$66,885	$70,356	-$3,471	A·B
IAIowa	$61,279	$64,246	-$2,967	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$73,984	$71,017	+$2,967	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$63,089	$66,024	-$2,935	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$71,197	$68,293	+$2,904	A·B
RIRhode Island	$76,480	$73,587	+$2,893	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$78,364	$75,965	+$2,399	A·B
KYKentucky	$61,930	$64,312	-$2,382	A·B
OKOklahoma	$61,087	$63,442	-$2,355	A·B
MIMichigan	$69,113	$70,825	-$1,712	A·B
FLFlorida	$72,032	$70,337	+$1,695	A·B
TXTexas	$79,067	$77,372	+$1,695	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$64,240	$65,935	-$1,695	A·B
WIWisconsin	$67,701	$69,386	-$1,685	A·B
KSKansas	$62,525	$64,199	-$1,674	A·B
CTConnecticut	$77,245	$75,694	+$1,551	A·B
VTVermont	$69,636	$68,099	+$1,536	A·B
DEDelaware	$72,441	$70,905	+$1,536	A·B
OHOhio	$69,659	$70,734	-$1,075	A·B
MTMontana	$61,656	$62,681	-$1,025	A·B
AZArizona	$71,822	$70,865	+$957	A·B
NENebraska	$64,054	$64,434	-$381	A·B
NVNevada	$72,736	$72,448	+$288	A·B
TNTennessee	$69,922	$69,634	+$288	A·B
MOMissouri	$66,707	$66,438	+$269	A·B
IDIdaho	$63,796	$63,531	+$265	A·B
MEMaine	$63,030	$62,771	+$259	A·B