Accountant vs Physician Assistant Salary After Tax (2026)

Side-by-side take-home pay comparison across all 50 states. Single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax rates.

Accountant

$81,680

national median wage

$66,292/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $51,580 more nationally

Accountant leads in 0 states · Physician Assistant leads in 51 states

Physician Assistant

$133,260

national median wage

$102,349/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Accountant earns more after tax.

State	Accountant	Physician Assistant	Difference
HIHawaii	$52,917	$111,733	-$58,816	A·B
MOMissouri	$57,830	$100,804	-$42,974	A·B
WAWashington	$76,493	$118,569	-$42,076	A·B
IDIdaho	$51,696	$93,454	-$41,758	A·B
OROregon	$59,402	$100,502	-$41,100	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$60,822	$101,421	-$40,599	A·B
LALouisiana	$56,051	$96,352	-$40,301	A·B
WYWyoming	$63,281	$102,397	-$39,116	A·B
IAIowa	$58,882	$97,988	-$39,106	A·B
VTVermont	$60,371	$99,258	-$38,887	A·B
UTUtah	$58,327	$97,117	-$38,791	A·B
CACalifornia	$71,749	$110,475	-$38,726	A·B
NVNevada	$63,858	$102,479	-$38,621	A·B
NENebraska	$55,588	$93,795	-$38,206	A·B
AZArizona	$62,576	$100,724	-$38,148	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$67,101	$105,131	-$38,030	A·B
AKAlaska	$66,482	$104,461	-$37,979	A·B
MTMontana	$58,328	$96,005	-$37,678	A·B
TXTexas	$65,110	$102,042	-$36,932	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$59,460	$96,309	-$36,848	A·B
INIndiana	$61,034	$97,754	-$36,720	A·B
MNMinnesota	$61,892	$98,376	-$36,483	A·B
MIMichigan	$60,454	$96,116	-$35,662	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$63,218	$98,843	-$35,625	A·B
WIWisconsin	$61,047	$96,390	-$35,342	A·B
OKOklahoma	$59,961	$95,295	-$35,334	A·B
DEDelaware	$63,975	$98,164	-$34,189	A·B
FLFlorida	$64,034	$98,207	-$34,174	A·B
MEMaine	$59,416	$93,087	-$33,671	A·B
RIRhode Island	$69,414	$102,925	-$33,512	A·B
OHOhio	$62,097	$95,203	-$33,106	A·B
VAVirginia	$64,031	$96,897	-$32,866	A·B
NYNew York	$75,467	$107,636	-$32,169	A·B
MDMaryland	$64,881	$96,842	-$31,961	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$60,858	$92,788	-$31,930	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$62,752	$94,503	-$31,751	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$58,501	$90,227	-$31,726	A·B
CTConnecticut	$67,705	$98,833	-$31,128	A·B
KSKansas	$59,114	$90,177	-$31,063	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$57,078	$86,686	-$29,607	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,837	$89,386	-$28,549	A·B
COColorado	$68,913	$96,331	-$27,418	A·B
TNTennessee	$61,944	$89,022	-$27,078	A·B
MSMississippi	$51,506	$78,544	-$27,038	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$72,165	$98,966	-$26,801	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,429	$77,823	-$26,393	A·B
KYKentucky	$57,227	$82,683	-$25,456	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$75,857	$100,532	-$24,674	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,539	$75,504	-$19,964	A·B
GAGeorgia	$61,646	$81,122	-$19,476	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$75,523	$92,680	-$17,157	A·B