Electrician 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.

Electrician

$61,590

national median wage

$51,668/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $68,430 more nationally

Electrician 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 = Electrician earns more after tax.

State	Electrician	Physician Assistant	Difference
NHNew Hampshire	$54,102	$104,516	-$50,414	A·B
WAWashington	$65,103	$114,768	-$49,665	A·B
TXTexas	$48,566	$96,997	-$48,431	A·B
FLFlorida	$47,007	$94,256	-$47,249	A·B
AZArizona	$48,026	$94,520	-$46,494	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,356	$98,270	-$45,914	A·B
NVNevada	$56,724	$102,465	-$45,741	A·B
VTVermont	$47,736	$93,371	-$45,635	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,696	$91,182	-$44,486	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,629	$88,048	-$44,419	A·B
MEMaine	$46,933	$91,098	-$44,165	A·B
CTConnecticut	$55,609	$99,151	-$43,542	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$45,985	$89,497	-$43,512	A·B
GAGeorgia	$44,741	$88,237	-$43,496	A·B
CACalifornia	$61,832	$105,120	-$43,288	A·B
RIRhode Island	$56,461	$99,534	-$43,073	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$61,182	$104,029	-$42,848	A·B
TNTennessee	$46,356	$88,628	-$42,272	A·B
OROregon	$54,870	$97,086	-$42,216	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,625	$83,291	-$41,666	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$59,972	$101,007	-$41,035	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$60,125	$101,051	-$40,926	A·B
COColorado	$54,543	$95,318	-$40,776	A·B
DEDelaware	$51,946	$92,427	-$40,482	A·B
UTUtah	$48,738	$88,733	-$39,995	A·B
IDIdaho	$46,996	$86,123	-$39,127	A·B
ALAlabama	$41,323	$79,929	-$38,606	A·B
MSMississippi	$39,207	$77,778	-$38,571	A·B
INIndiana	$51,049	$89,237	-$38,188	A·B
NYNew York	$61,730	$99,872	-$38,142	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,176	$94,256	-$38,080	A·B
OKOklahoma	$43,784	$81,810	-$38,026	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$47,795	$85,111	-$37,316	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,995	$78,294	-$37,298	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,020	$93,147	-$37,127	A·B
OHOhio	$53,816	$90,788	-$36,973	A·B
KYKentucky	$47,078	$83,554	-$36,476	A·B
MIMichigan	$54,373	$90,623	-$36,250	A·B
MNMinnesota	$58,848	$95,065	-$36,217	A·B
NENebraska	$49,701	$85,723	-$36,022	A·B
KSKansas	$47,576	$83,594	-$36,018	A·B
WIWisconsin	$53,800	$89,539	-$35,739	A·B
MTMontana	$50,873	$86,528	-$35,655	A·B
HIHawaii	$60,495	$96,086	-$35,591	A·B
AKAlaska	$70,625	$105,883	-$35,257	A·B
LALouisiana	$48,125	$83,258	-$35,132	A·B
IAIowa	$49,661	$83,641	-$33,980	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$45,431	$79,143	-$33,712	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,664	$89,082	-$33,417	A·B
MOMissouri	$53,231	$85,448	-$32,217	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,950	$92,177	-$31,227	A·B