Dental Hygienist 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.

Dental Hygienist

$94,260

national median wage

$75,142/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $39,000 more nationally

Dental Hygienist 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 = Dental Hygienist earns more after tax.

State	Dental Hygienist	Physician Assistant	Difference
HIHawaii	$71,083	$111,733	-$40,650	A·B
RIRhode Island	$64,638	$102,925	-$38,287	A·B
MOMissouri	$64,434	$100,804	-$36,370	A·B
NYNew York	$71,459	$107,636	-$36,178	A·B
WYWyoming	$66,672	$102,397	-$35,725	A·B
UTUtah	$63,272	$97,117	-$33,845	A·B
MIMichigan	$62,615	$96,116	-$33,501	A·B
IAIowa	$64,525	$97,988	-$33,462	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,289	$90,227	-$32,938	A·B
LALouisiana	$63,702	$96,352	-$32,650	A·B
FLFlorida	$65,877	$98,207	-$32,330	A·B
WIWisconsin	$64,755	$96,390	-$31,635	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$68,135	$98,843	-$30,708	A·B
OHOhio	$64,788	$95,203	-$30,415	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$66,868	$96,309	-$29,441	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$63,670	$92,788	-$29,118	A·B
NENebraska	$65,077	$93,795	-$28,718	A·B
IDIdaho	$64,969	$93,454	-$28,485	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$76,887	$105,131	-$28,244	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$73,261	$101,421	-$28,159	A·B
INIndiana	$69,715	$97,754	-$28,039	A·B
ALAlabama	$47,534	$75,504	-$27,969	A·B
KSKansas	$62,780	$90,177	-$27,397	A·B
CTConnecticut	$72,011	$98,833	-$26,822	A·B
TXTexas	$75,304	$102,042	-$26,738	A·B
MEMaine	$66,384	$93,087	-$26,703	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$68,877	$94,503	-$25,626	A·B
MSMississippi	$53,124	$78,544	-$25,420	A·B
AZArizona	$75,407	$100,724	-$25,317	A·B
MNMinnesota	$73,249	$98,376	-$25,127	A·B
VTVermont	$74,715	$99,258	-$24,543	A·B
DEDelaware	$73,640	$98,164	-$24,524	A·B
MTMontana	$71,488	$96,005	-$24,518	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$62,567	$86,686	-$24,118	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$74,916	$98,966	-$24,050	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$76,663	$100,532	-$23,868	A·B
CACalifornia	$86,840	$110,475	-$23,634	A·B
VAVirginia	$73,521	$96,897	-$23,376	A·B
OKOklahoma	$72,499	$95,295	-$22,796	A·B
TNTennessee	$66,383	$89,022	-$22,639	A·B
KYKentucky	$60,716	$82,683	-$21,967	A·B
WAWashington	$96,956	$118,569	-$21,612	A·B
NVNevada	$81,403	$102,479	-$21,076	A·B
MDMaryland	$78,165	$96,842	-$18,677	A·B
OROregon	$82,287	$100,502	-$18,216	A·B
ILIllinois	$72,079	$89,386	-$17,307	A·B
GAGeorgia	$63,861	$81,122	-$17,261	A·B
COColorado	$79,927	$96,331	-$16,404	A·B
ARArkansas	$64,672	$77,823	-$13,150	A·B
AKAlaska	$99,957	$104,461	-$4,504	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$90,783	$92,680	-$1,897	A·B