Data Scientist 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.

Data Scientist

$112,590

national median wage

$88,037/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $20,670 more nationally

Data Scientist leads in 4 states · Physician Assistant leads in 47 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 = Data Scientist earns more after tax.

State	Data Scientist	Physician Assistant	Difference
AKAlaska	$63,281	$104,461	-$41,180	A·B
LALouisiana	$56,718	$96,352	-$39,634	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$65,820	$101,421	-$35,601	A·B
MOMissouri	$65,944	$100,804	-$34,860	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,306	$95,295	-$32,990	A·B
INIndiana	$65,509	$97,754	-$32,245	A·B
NVNevada	$74,474	$102,479	-$28,005	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$78,455	$105,131	-$26,676	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,253	$102,397	-$26,144	A·B
OROregon	$74,784	$100,502	-$25,719	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$73,552	$98,843	-$25,291	A·B
HIHawaii	$88,053	$111,733	-$23,680	A·B
IAIowa	$74,647	$97,988	-$23,340	A·B
MSMississippi	$55,229	$78,544	-$23,315	A·B
MEMaine	$69,955	$93,087	-$23,132	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,830	$96,116	-$21,286	A·B
WIWisconsin	$75,274	$96,390	-$21,116	A·B
NENebraska	$73,019	$93,795	-$20,776	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$75,911	$96,309	-$20,398	A·B
AZArizona	$81,208	$100,724	-$19,516	A·B
OHOhio	$76,280	$95,203	-$18,923	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$68,327	$86,686	-$18,359	A·B
TXTexas	$83,781	$102,042	-$18,261	A·B
CTConnecticut	$80,839	$98,833	-$17,994	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$72,420	$90,227	-$17,807	A·B
RIRhode Island	$85,472	$102,925	-$17,454	A·B
NYNew York	$90,619	$107,636	-$17,018	A·B
MTMontana	$79,329	$96,005	-$16,676	A·B
COColorado	$79,775	$96,331	-$16,556	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,325	$92,788	-$16,462	A·B
DEDelaware	$81,844	$98,164	-$16,319	A·B
FLFlorida	$83,274	$98,207	-$14,933	A·B
CACalifornia	$96,137	$110,475	-$14,337	A·B
MNMinnesota	$85,241	$98,376	-$13,135	A·B
IDIdaho	$80,809	$93,454	-$12,645	A·B
UTUtah	$85,536	$97,117	-$11,581	A·B
KYKentucky	$71,446	$82,683	-$11,237	A·B
VTVermont	$88,217	$99,258	-$11,041	A·B
KSKansas	$81,084	$90,177	-$9,093	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$85,905	$94,503	-$8,598	A·B
TNTennessee	$82,486	$89,022	-$6,536	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$94,259	$100,532	-$6,272	A·B
ILIllinois	$83,197	$89,386	-$6,189	A·B
MDMaryland	$90,665	$96,842	-$6,177	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,000	$96,897	-$5,897	A·B
GAGeorgia	$76,327	$81,122	-$4,796	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$95,266	$98,966	-$3,700	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$96,301	$92,680	+$3,621	A·B
ALAlabama	$77,980	$75,504	+$2,477	A·B
WAWashington	$119,778	$118,569	+$1,210	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,334	$77,823	+$512	A·B