Accountant vs UX Designer 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)

UX Designer earns $16,410 more nationally

Accountant leads in 24 states · UX Designer leads in 27 states

UX Designer

$98,090

national median wage

$77,836/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	UX Designer	Difference
HIHawaii	$52,917	$76,599	-$23,682	A·B
WAWashington	$76,493	$98,043	-$21,551	A·B
CACalifornia	$71,749	$92,264	-$20,515	A·B
WYWyoming	$63,281	$43,416	+$19,865	A·B
UTUtah	$58,327	$74,263	-$15,936	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,539	$39,947	+$15,593	A·B
VTVermont	$60,371	$74,505	-$14,133	A·B
RIRhode Island	$69,414	$83,379	-$13,966	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$60,822	$46,981	+$13,841	A·B
GAGeorgia	$61,646	$74,958	-$13,312	A·B
NYNew York	$75,467	$88,306	-$12,838	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$63,218	$75,402	-$12,185	A·B
VAVirginia	$64,031	$52,409	+$11,622	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$60,858	$49,344	+$11,514	A·B
OROregon	$59,402	$70,392	-$10,989	A·B
TNTennessee	$61,944	$51,668	+$10,277	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,837	$70,882	-$10,045	A·B
COColorado	$68,913	$78,120	-$9,207	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$75,857	$66,727	+$9,130	A·B
AKAlaska	$66,482	$57,505	+$8,977	A·B
MTMontana	$58,328	$66,907	-$8,579	A·B
DEDelaware	$63,975	$55,643	+$8,332	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$67,101	$59,623	+$7,478	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$72,165	$79,340	-$7,175	A·B
OHOhio	$62,097	$69,215	-$7,118	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$75,523	$68,589	+$6,933	A·B
TXTexas	$65,110	$71,885	-$6,775	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$59,460	$53,917	+$5,543	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,429	$45,956	+$5,474	A·B
MEMaine	$59,416	$64,823	-$5,407	A·B
NENebraska	$55,588	$50,418	+$5,170	A·B
LALouisiana	$56,051	$51,065	+$4,987	A·B
INIndiana	$61,034	$56,410	+$4,624	A·B
OKOklahoma	$59,961	$64,452	-$4,491	A·B
CTConnecticut	$67,705	$71,966	-$4,261	A·B
KYKentucky	$57,227	$53,165	+$4,062	A·B
MDMaryland	$64,881	$68,024	-$3,142	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$62,752	$65,738	-$2,986	A·B
MSMississippi	$51,506	$48,841	+$2,665	A·B
MNMinnesota	$61,892	$64,339	-$2,447	A·B
MIMichigan	$60,454	$62,701	-$2,247	A·B
NVNevada	$63,858	$65,975	-$2,118	A·B
FLFlorida	$64,034	$61,930	+$2,103	A·B
MOMissouri	$57,830	$59,871	-$2,042	A·B
KSKansas	$59,114	$57,326	+$1,788	A·B
IDIdaho	$51,696	$53,436	-$1,740	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$57,078	$55,476	+$1,602	A·B
WIWisconsin	$61,047	$62,387	-$1,340	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$58,501	$57,263	+$1,239	A·B
IAIowa	$58,882	$57,904	+$978	A·B
AZArizona	$62,576	$62,379	+$197	A·B