Graphic Designer vs Accountant Salary After Tax (2026)

Side-by-side take-home pay comparison across all 50 states. Single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax rates.

Graphic Designer

$61,300

national median wage

$51,435/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Accountant earns $20,380 more nationally

Graphic Designer leads in 0 states · Accountant leads in 51 states

Accountant

$81,680

national median wage

$66,292/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Graphic Designer earns more after tax.

State	Graphic Designer	Accountant	Difference
WVWest Virginia	$30,744	$58,501	-$27,758	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,964	$63,281	-$26,317	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$37,494	$63,218	-$25,724	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$53,551	$75,857	-$22,306	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,327	$62,752	-$21,425	A·B
AKAlaska	$46,557	$66,482	-$19,925	A·B
IAIowa	$39,199	$58,882	-$19,683	A·B
AZArizona	$43,251	$62,576	-$19,325	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,761	$63,975	-$19,215	A·B
OKOklahoma	$40,886	$59,961	-$19,076	A·B
KSKansas	$40,230	$59,114	-$18,884	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,229	$67,101	-$18,872	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$40,668	$59,460	-$18,793	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,753	$61,944	-$18,191	A·B
MIMichigan	$42,459	$60,454	-$17,994	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$43,131	$60,858	-$17,727	A·B
LALouisiana	$38,379	$56,051	-$17,672	A·B
NYNew York	$57,834	$75,467	-$17,633	A·B
RIRhode Island	$51,966	$69,414	-$17,447	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,711	$55,539	-$16,828	A·B
MEMaine	$42,730	$59,416	-$16,686	A·B
OHOhio	$45,751	$62,097	-$16,346	A·B
KYKentucky	$40,976	$57,227	-$16,250	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,623	$57,830	-$16,207	A·B
CTConnecticut	$51,852	$67,705	-$15,853	A·B
NVNevada	$48,124	$63,858	-$15,734	A·B
COColorado	$53,289	$68,913	-$15,624	A·B
GAGeorgia	$46,290	$61,646	-$15,356	A·B
FLFlorida	$48,703	$64,034	-$15,331	A·B
INIndiana	$45,894	$61,034	-$15,140	A·B
MNMinnesota	$46,796	$61,892	-$15,096	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,068	$51,506	-$14,438	A·B
WAWashington	$62,303	$76,493	-$14,190	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$47,056	$60,822	-$13,766	A·B
WIWisconsin	$47,301	$61,047	-$13,746	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,859	$51,429	-$13,570	A·B
MTMontana	$44,824	$58,328	-$13,504	A·B
ILIllinois	$47,572	$60,837	-$13,265	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,958	$72,165	-$13,207	A·B
TXTexas	$52,021	$65,110	-$13,089	A·B
NENebraska	$42,626	$55,588	-$12,962	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,659	$64,881	-$12,223	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,562	$71,749	-$12,187	A·B
IDIdaho	$39,538	$51,696	-$12,158	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$45,107	$57,078	-$11,972	A·B
HIHawaii	$41,263	$52,917	-$11,654	A·B
UTUtah	$46,983	$58,327	-$11,344	A·B
OROregon	$48,457	$59,402	-$10,945	A·B
VTVermont	$50,492	$60,371	-$9,879	A·B
VAVirginia	$54,903	$64,031	-$9,128	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$67,903	$75,523	-$7,620	A·B