UX Designer vs Mechanical 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)

Mechanical Engineer earns $450 more nationally

UX Designer leads in 15 states · Mechanical Engineer leads in 36 states

Mechanical Engineer

$99,030

national median wage

$78,498/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	Mechanical Engineer	Difference
NYNew York	$90,775	$79,685	+$11,090	A·B
LALouisiana	$59,733	$70,732	-$10,999	A·B
AKAlaska	$72,032	$82,564	-$10,531	A·B
CACalifornia	$93,552	$83,114	+$10,439	A·B
WYWyoming	$62,887	$73,151	-$10,264	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$54,623	$64,140	-$9,517	A·B
MSMississippi	$54,414	$62,679	-$8,265	A·B
WAWashington	$101,379	$93,137	+$8,241	A·B
ALAlabama	$57,978	$66,206	-$8,228	A·B
ARArkansas	$55,585	$63,733	-$8,147	A·B
INIndiana	$65,285	$73,011	-$7,726	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$60,776	$68,227	-$7,450	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$63,404	$70,638	-$7,234	A·B
MIMichigan	$69,113	$75,419	-$6,306	A·B
IAIowa	$61,279	$67,479	-$6,200	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$63,089	$69,222	-$6,133	A·B
OKOklahoma	$61,087	$66,722	-$5,635	A·B
WIWisconsin	$67,701	$73,289	-$5,588	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$64,240	$69,476	-$5,236	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$87,799	$82,571	+$5,228	A·B
OHOhio	$69,659	$74,823	-$5,163	A·B
KSKansas	$62,525	$67,568	-$5,043	A·B
KYKentucky	$61,930	$66,966	-$5,036	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$91,077	$86,048	+$5,030	A·B
MTMontana	$61,656	$66,168	-$4,512	A·B
OROregon	$78,241	$74,323	+$3,918	A·B
NENebraska	$64,054	$67,660	-$3,606	A·B
VAVirginia	$81,850	$78,387	+$3,463	A·B
TNTennessee	$69,922	$73,186	-$3,264	A·B
AZArizona	$71,822	$74,536	-$2,714	A·B
TXTexas	$79,067	$81,628	-$2,561	A·B
NVNevada	$72,736	$75,226	-$2,490	A·B
MOMissouri	$66,707	$69,093	-$2,386	A·B
VTVermont	$69,636	$71,956	-$2,321	A·B
MEMaine	$63,030	$65,299	-$2,269	A·B
IDIdaho	$63,796	$66,055	-$2,259	A·B
DEDelaware	$72,441	$74,615	-$2,174	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$83,791	$81,641	+$2,150	A·B
COColorado	$79,933	$77,830	+$2,104	A·B
CTConnecticut	$77,245	$79,175	-$1,931	A·B
FLFlorida	$72,032	$73,890	-$1,857	A·B
HIHawaii	$66,885	$68,742	-$1,857	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,553	$74,010	+$1,543	A·B
MDMaryland	$80,547	$79,005	+$1,542	A·B
MNMinnesota	$75,326	$73,827	+$1,500	A·B
GAGeorgia	$71,642	$70,345	+$1,297	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$78,364	$79,518	-$1,154	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$73,984	$74,381	-$397	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$71,197	$71,586	-$389	A·B
UTUtah	$71,920	$71,651	+$269	A·B
RIRhode Island	$76,480	$76,244	+$236	A·B