UX Designer vs Electrical 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)

Electrical Engineer earns $4,810 more nationally

UX Designer leads in 4 states · Electrical Engineer leads in 47 states

Electrical Engineer

$103,390

national median wage

$81,565/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	Electrical Engineer	Difference
NMNew Mexico	$64,240	$80,602	-$16,362	A·B
AKAlaska	$72,032	$86,102	-$14,070	A·B
LALouisiana	$59,733	$73,614	-$13,881	A·B
WYWyoming	$62,887	$76,253	-$13,367	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$54,623	$67,017	-$12,394	A·B
MSMississippi	$54,414	$66,231	-$11,817	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$63,404	$75,017	-$11,613	A·B
ALAlabama	$57,978	$69,087	-$11,110	A·B
ARArkansas	$55,585	$66,089	-$10,504	A·B
INIndiana	$65,285	$75,380	-$10,095	A·B
MIMichigan	$69,113	$79,028	-$9,915	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$60,776	$70,625	-$9,849	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$63,089	$72,682	-$9,593	A·B
OKOklahoma	$61,087	$70,271	-$9,184	A·B
KSKansas	$62,525	$70,929	-$8,405	A·B
IAIowa	$61,279	$69,683	-$8,404	A·B
OHOhio	$69,659	$77,769	-$8,110	A·B
KYKentucky	$61,930	$69,892	-$7,962	A·B
WIWisconsin	$67,701	$75,507	-$7,806	A·B
NYNew York	$90,775	$83,134	+$7,641	A·B
MTMontana	$61,656	$68,746	-$7,090	A·B
TXTexas	$79,067	$86,102	-$7,035	A·B
NENebraska	$64,054	$70,505	-$6,451	A·B
NVNevada	$72,736	$79,067	-$6,332	A·B
TNTennessee	$69,922	$76,253	-$6,332	A·B
HIHawaii	$66,885	$73,095	-$6,210	A·B
MOMissouri	$66,707	$72,607	-$5,900	A·B
IDIdaho	$63,796	$69,605	-$5,810	A·B
CTConnecticut	$77,245	$83,036	-$5,792	A·B
DEDelaware	$72,441	$78,179	-$5,738	A·B
VTVermont	$69,636	$75,373	-$5,738	A·B
MEMaine	$63,030	$68,718	-$5,688	A·B
FLFlorida	$72,032	$77,660	-$5,628	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$78,364	$83,992	-$5,628	A·B
AZArizona	$71,822	$77,250	-$5,428	A·B
CACalifornia	$93,552	$88,828	+$4,724	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$73,984	$78,694	-$4,710	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$71,197	$75,148	-$3,951	A·B
UTUtah	$71,920	$75,862	-$3,942	A·B
RIRhode Island	$76,480	$80,416	-$3,936	A·B
MDMaryland	$80,547	$83,814	-$3,268	A·B
WAWashington	$101,379	$98,645	+$2,734	A·B
COColorado	$79,933	$82,571	-$2,638	A·B
GAGeorgia	$71,642	$74,236	-$2,594	A·B
MNMinnesota	$75,326	$77,868	-$2,542	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$83,791	$85,710	-$1,919	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,553	$76,861	-$1,308	A·B
VAVirginia	$81,850	$83,142	-$1,292	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$87,799	$88,452	-$653	A·B
OROregon	$78,241	$78,857	-$616	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$91,077	$90,479	+$599	A·B