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

$79,880

national median wage

$65,026/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $50,140 more nationally

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

Physician Assistant

$130,020

national median wage

$100,135/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
WAWashington	$71,681	$114,768	-$43,088	A·B
NVNevada	$59,911	$102,465	-$42,554	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$64,153	$104,516	-$40,363	A·B
AKAlaska	$65,525	$105,883	-$40,358	A·B
HIHawaii	$57,533	$96,086	-$38,553	A·B
OROregon	$58,855	$97,086	-$38,231	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,971	$94,256	-$37,286	A·B
CACalifornia	$68,529	$105,120	-$36,591	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$53,349	$89,497	-$36,148	A·B
VTVermont	$57,759	$93,371	-$35,612	A·B
RIRhode Island	$64,260	$99,534	-$35,274	A·B
AZArizona	$59,609	$94,520	-$34,911	A·B
MEMaine	$56,380	$91,098	-$34,718	A·B
MTMontana	$51,923	$86,528	-$34,605	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$69,534	$104,029	-$34,496	A·B
MDMaryland	$64,207	$98,270	-$34,063	A·B
INIndiana	$55,392	$89,237	-$33,845	A·B
IDIdaho	$52,550	$86,123	-$33,573	A·B
WIWisconsin	$56,018	$89,539	-$33,521	A·B
FLFlorida	$60,995	$94,256	-$33,261	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,869	$89,082	-$33,212	A·B
MNMinnesota	$61,924	$95,065	-$33,141	A·B
COColorado	$62,443	$95,318	-$32,875	A·B
CTConnecticut	$66,763	$99,151	-$32,388	A·B
MIMichigan	$58,590	$90,623	-$32,032	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$61,268	$93,147	-$31,879	A·B
UTUtah	$56,901	$88,733	-$31,832	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$53,475	$85,111	-$31,635	A·B
TXTexas	$65,441	$96,997	-$31,557	A·B
OHOhio	$59,555	$90,788	-$31,233	A·B
NENebraska	$54,687	$85,723	-$31,036	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$70,074	$101,051	-$30,977	A·B
KYKentucky	$52,728	$83,554	-$30,826	A·B
MSMississippi	$47,476	$77,778	-$30,302	A·B
TNTennessee	$58,546	$88,628	-$30,082	A·B
IAIowa	$53,876	$83,641	-$29,765	A·B
KSKansas	$53,978	$83,594	-$29,616	A·B
ILIllinois	$62,683	$92,177	-$29,494	A·B
MOMissouri	$55,990	$85,448	-$29,458	A·B
DEDelaware	$63,242	$92,427	-$29,185	A·B
ALAlabama	$50,780	$79,929	-$29,149	A·B
OKOklahoma	$52,719	$81,810	-$29,090	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$59,002	$88,048	-$29,046	A·B
LALouisiana	$54,438	$83,258	-$28,820	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$50,576	$79,143	-$28,567	A·B
ARArkansas	$50,300	$78,294	-$27,993	A·B
GAGeorgia	$60,404	$88,237	-$27,834	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$55,594	$83,291	-$27,697	A·B
NYNew York	$72,864	$99,872	-$27,008	A·B
VAVirginia	$64,782	$91,182	-$26,400	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$77,933	$101,007	-$23,074	A·B