2026 Profession Salary Research
Software Engineer Salary After Taxes - All 50 States (2026)
The median salary for software engineers and developers in the US is approximately $130,160/year. After federal income tax, FICA (Social Security and Medicare), and state income tax, your actual take-home pay varies significantly by state. Here is the full breakdown for 2026.
Difference$10,678/year between best and worst state
Top 10 states for tech workers
Software Engineer take-home pay by state
| Rank | State | Annual gross | Annual net | Monthly net | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Alaska | $130,160 | $100,230 | $8,353 | 23.0% |
| 1= | Florida | $130,160 | $100,230 | $8,353 | 23.0% |
| 1= | Nevada | $130,160 | $100,230 | $8,353 | 23.0% |
| 1= | New Hampshire | $130,160 | $100,230 | $8,353 | 23.0% |
| 1= | South Dakota | $130,160 | $100,230 | $8,353 | 23.0% |
| 1= | Tennessee | $130,160 | $100,230 | $8,353 | 23.0% |
| 1= | Texas | $130,160 | $100,230 | $8,353 | 23.0% |
| 1= | Wyoming | $130,160 | $100,230 | $8,353 | 23.0% |
| 9 | Washington | $130,160 | $99,180 | $8,265 | 23.8% |
| 10 | North Dakota | $130,160 | $98,826 | $8,236 | 24.1% |
| 11 | Vermont | $130,160 | $98,296 | $8,191 | 24.5% |
| 12 | Arizona | $130,160 | $97,627 | $8,136 | 25.0% |
| 13 | Ohio | $130,160 | $97,367 | $8,114 | 25.2% |
| 14 | Louisiana | $130,160 | $96,606 | $8,051 | 25.8% |
| 15 | Indiana | $130,160 | $96,420 | $8,035 | 25.9% |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $130,160 | $96,234 | $8,020 | 26.1% |
| 17 | Arkansas | $130,160 | $96,115 | $8,010 | 26.2% |
| 18 | Kentucky | $130,160 | $95,792 | $7,983 | 26.4% |
| 19 | Iowa | $130,160 | $95,778 | $7,982 | 26.4% |
| 20 | Mississippi | $130,160 | $95,758 | $7,980 | 26.4% |
| 21 | North Carolina | $130,160 | $95,420 | $7,952 | 26.7% |
| 22 | West Virginia | $130,160 | $95,158 | $7,930 | 26.9% |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $130,160 | $95,081 | $7,923 | 27.0% |
| 24 | Missouri | $130,160 | $95,056 | $7,921 | 27.0% |
| 25 | Oklahoma | $130,160 | $94,874 | $7,906 | 27.1% |
| 26 | New Mexico | $130,160 | $94,847 | $7,904 | 27.1% |
| 27 | Nebraska | $130,160 | $94,788 | $7,899 | 27.2% |
| 28 | Colorado | $130,160 | $94,745 | $7,895 | 27.2% |
| 29 | Michigan | $130,160 | $94,699 | $7,892 | 27.2% |
| 30 | Connecticut | $130,160 | $94,571 | $7,881 | 27.3% |
| 31 | Georgia | $130,160 | $94,484 | $7,874 | 27.4% |
| 32 | Utah | $130,160 | $94,438 | $7,870 | 27.4% |
| 33 | Virginia | $130,160 | $94,394 | $7,866 | 27.5% |
| 34 | Maryland | $130,160 | $94,304 | $7,859 | 27.5% |
| 35 | Montana | $130,160 | $94,224 | $7,852 | 27.6% |
| 36 | Idaho | $130,160 | $94,120 | $7,843 | 27.7% |
| 37 | Alabama | $130,160 | $93,962 | $7,830 | 27.8% |
| 38 | Massachusetts | $130,160 | $93,822 | $7,819 | 27.9% |
| 39 | Illinois | $130,160 | $93,787 | $7,816 | 27.9% |
| 40 | Rhode Island | $130,160 | $93,768 | $7,814 | 28.0% |
| 41 | Kansas | $130,160 | $93,756 | $7,813 | 28.0% |
| 42 | New Jersey | $130,160 | $93,238 | $7,770 | 28.4% |
| 43 | South Carolina | $130,160 | $93,077 | $7,756 | 28.5% |
| 44 | New York | $130,160 | $92,907 | $7,742 | 28.6% |
| 45 | Delaware | $130,160 | $92,871 | $7,739 | 28.6% |
| 46 | Maine | $130,160 | $92,819 | $7,735 | 28.7% |
| 47 | District of Columbia | $130,160 | $92,135 | $7,678 | 29.2% |
| 48 | Minnesota | $130,160 | $92,014 | $7,668 | 29.3% |
| 49 | Hawaii | $130,160 | $91,775 | $7,648 | 29.5% |
| 50 | California | $130,160 | $89,724 | $7,477 | 31.1% |
| 51 | Oregon | $130,160 | $89,552 | $7,463 | 31.2% |
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Median salary based on BLS Occupational Employment Statistics approximations. Calculations use IRS Publication 15-T 2026 tables, FICA rates (SS 6.20% on wages up to $184,500, Medicare 1.45%), and each state's official withholding methodology. Single filing status, biweekly pay, no pre-tax deductions.
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APA:
ExactTakeHome Team. (2026). Software Engineer Salary After Taxes - All 50 States (2026). ExactTakeHome.
https://exacttakehome.com/research/salary-by-profession/software-engineer/
BibTeX:
@misc{exacttakehome2026softwareengineersalary,
title = {Software Engineer Salary After Taxes - All 50 States (2026)},
author = {{ExactTakeHome Team}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://exacttakehome.com/research/salary-by-profession/software-engineer/},
note = {Accessed June 2026}
}Take-Home Pay for Software Engineer by State (2026)
Click any state to see the exact after-tax take-home pay for a Software Engineer in that state, calculated using 2026 IRS Publication 15-T withholding rates.
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