Electrician 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.

Electrician

$62,350

national median wage

$52,278/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

UX Designer earns $35,740 more nationally

Electrician leads in 6 states · UX Designer leads in 45 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 = Electrician earns more after tax.

State	Electrician	UX Designer	Difference
CACalifornia	$59,624	$92,264	-$32,639	A·B
NYNew York	$59,737	$88,306	-$28,569	A·B
COColorado	$50,046	$78,120	-$28,074	A·B
GAGeorgia	$47,042	$74,958	-$27,916	A·B
RIRhode Island	$56,173	$83,379	-$27,206	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$49,225	$75,402	-$26,177	A·B
VTVermont	$48,560	$74,505	-$25,945	A·B
UTUtah	$48,818	$74,263	-$25,444	A·B
TXTexas	$47,915	$71,885	-$23,969	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,977	$65,738	-$21,762	A·B
WAWashington	$76,739	$98,043	-$21,304	A·B
WYWyoming	$60,502	$43,416	+$17,086	A·B
FLFlorida	$44,846	$61,930	-$17,084	A·B
OHOhio	$52,285	$69,215	-$16,930	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$62,715	$79,340	-$16,625	A·B
OKOklahoma	$48,273	$64,452	-$16,179	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,175	$68,024	-$15,849	A·B
HIHawaii	$62,568	$76,599	-$14,031	A·B
AZArizona	$48,888	$62,379	-$13,492	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,378	$71,966	-$12,587	A·B
MTMontana	$54,821	$66,907	-$12,086	A·B
MEMaine	$53,145	$64,823	-$11,678	A·B
NVNevada	$54,367	$65,975	-$11,608	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,758	$66,727	-$8,969	A·B
AKAlaska	$66,419	$57,505	+$8,913	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$46,653	$55,476	-$8,823	A·B
KSKansas	$49,210	$57,326	-$8,116	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$51,989	$59,623	-$7,634	A·B
IAIowa	$50,926	$57,904	-$6,977	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,485	$68,589	-$6,105	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$51,244	$57,263	-$6,019	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,145	$45,956	-$5,810	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,855	$55,643	-$5,789	A·B
MIMichigan	$57,122	$62,701	-$5,579	A·B
KYKentucky	$48,016	$53,165	-$5,149	A·B
IDIdaho	$48,566	$53,436	-$4,870	A·B
MOMissouri	$56,346	$59,871	-$3,525	A·B
INIndiana	$52,891	$56,410	-$3,519	A·B
VAVirginia	$48,955	$52,409	-$3,454	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$52,721	$49,344	+$3,377	A·B
WIWisconsin	$59,057	$62,387	-$3,331	A·B
MSMississippi	$46,261	$48,841	-$2,581	A·B
LALouisiana	$48,659	$51,065	-$2,406	A·B
MNMinnesota	$62,102	$64,339	-$2,237	A·B
NENebraska	$48,387	$50,418	-$2,031	A·B
ALAlabama	$41,943	$39,947	+$1,997	A·B
TNTennessee	$49,739	$51,668	-$1,928	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,042	$53,917	+$1,125	A·B
ILIllinois	$71,994	$70,882	+$1,112	A·B
OROregon	$69,375	$70,392	-$1,016	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$46,383	$46,981	-$598	A·B