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

$62,350

national median wage

$52,278/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $70,910 more nationally

Electrician 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 = Electrician earns more after tax.

State	Electrician	Physician Assistant	Difference
NMNew Mexico	$46,383	$101,421	-$55,038	A·B
TXTexas	$47,915	$102,042	-$54,126	A·B
FLFlorida	$44,846	$98,207	-$53,361	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$51,989	$105,131	-$53,142	A·B
AZArizona	$48,888	$100,724	-$51,836	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,624	$110,475	-$50,850	A·B
VTVermont	$48,560	$99,258	-$50,699	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,977	$94,503	-$50,527	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$49,225	$98,843	-$49,618	A·B
HIHawaii	$62,568	$111,733	-$49,165	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,855	$98,164	-$48,309	A·B
UTUtah	$48,818	$97,117	-$48,299	A·B
NVNevada	$54,367	$102,479	-$48,112	A·B
VAVirginia	$48,955	$96,897	-$47,942	A·B
NYNew York	$59,737	$107,636	-$47,899	A·B
LALouisiana	$48,659	$96,352	-$47,693	A·B
IAIowa	$50,926	$97,988	-$47,061	A·B
OKOklahoma	$48,273	$95,295	-$47,022	A·B
RIRhode Island	$56,173	$102,925	-$46,752	A·B
COColorado	$50,046	$96,331	-$46,285	A·B
NENebraska	$48,387	$93,795	-$45,408	A·B
IDIdaho	$48,566	$93,454	-$44,888	A·B
INIndiana	$52,891	$97,754	-$44,863	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,175	$96,842	-$44,667	A·B
MOMissouri	$56,346	$100,804	-$44,458	A·B
OHOhio	$52,285	$95,203	-$42,918	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,758	$100,532	-$42,773	A·B
WYWyoming	$60,502	$102,397	-$41,895	A·B
WAWashington	$76,739	$118,569	-$41,830	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,042	$96,309	-$41,267	A·B
MTMontana	$54,821	$96,005	-$41,184	A·B
KSKansas	$49,210	$90,177	-$40,967	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$52,721	$92,788	-$40,067	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$46,653	$86,686	-$40,032	A·B
MEMaine	$53,145	$93,087	-$39,941	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,378	$98,833	-$39,455	A·B
TNTennessee	$49,739	$89,022	-$39,283	A·B
MIMichigan	$57,122	$96,116	-$38,994	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$51,244	$90,227	-$38,983	A·B
AKAlaska	$66,419	$104,461	-$38,043	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,145	$77,823	-$37,677	A·B
WIWisconsin	$59,057	$96,390	-$37,333	A·B
MNMinnesota	$62,102	$98,376	-$36,273	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$62,715	$98,966	-$36,251	A·B
KYKentucky	$48,016	$82,683	-$34,667	A·B
GAGeorgia	$47,042	$81,122	-$34,080	A·B
ALAlabama	$41,943	$75,504	-$33,560	A·B
MSMississippi	$46,261	$78,544	-$32,284	A·B
OROregon	$69,375	$100,502	-$31,127	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,485	$92,680	-$30,195	A·B
ILIllinois	$71,994	$89,386	-$17,392	A·B