Graphic Designer vs Electrician Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Graphic Designer

$58,910

national median wage

$49,514/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Electrician earns $2,680 more nationally

Graphic Designer leads in 5 states · Electrician leads in 46 states

Electrician

$61,590

national median wage

$51,668/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	Electrician	Difference
AKAlaska	$48,325	$70,625	-$22,300	A·B
HIHawaii	$45,330	$60,495	-$15,165	A·B
WYWyoming	$42,701	$56,176	-$13,475	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$42,306	$55,664	-$13,358	A·B
ILIllinois	$49,372	$60,950	-$11,577	A·B
MOMissouri	$42,744	$53,231	-$10,486	A·B
MTMontana	$40,450	$50,873	-$10,423	A·B
MNMinnesota	$49,139	$58,848	-$9,709	A·B
NVNevada	$47,522	$56,724	-$9,203	A·B
INIndiana	$41,966	$51,049	-$9,083	A·B
MIMichigan	$45,361	$54,373	-$9,012	A·B
WIWisconsin	$44,861	$53,800	-$8,939	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$47,335	$56,020	-$8,685	A·B
IAIowa	$41,405	$49,661	-$8,256	A·B
OHOhio	$45,972	$53,816	-$7,844	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,290	$47,795	-$7,505	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$37,944	$45,431	-$7,487	A·B
WAWashington	$57,674	$65,103	-$7,429	A·B
NENebraska	$42,384	$49,701	-$7,317	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$54,203	$61,182	-$6,979	A·B
KSKansas	$40,611	$47,576	-$6,965	A·B
LALouisiana	$41,299	$48,125	-$6,826	A·B
OROregon	$48,113	$54,870	-$6,757	A·B
KYKentucky	$40,810	$47,078	-$6,268	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$54,034	$60,125	-$6,091	A·B
RIRhode Island	$50,573	$56,461	-$5,888	A·B
IDIdaho	$41,368	$46,996	-$5,629	A·B
CACalifornia	$56,253	$61,832	-$5,579	A·B
CTConnecticut	$50,107	$55,609	-$5,501	A·B
NYNew York	$56,406	$61,730	-$5,324	A·B
COColorado	$49,478	$54,543	-$5,064	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$49,129	$54,102	-$4,974	A·B
DEDelaware	$47,207	$51,946	-$4,739	A·B
MEMaine	$42,304	$46,933	-$4,629	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$41,420	$45,985	-$4,565	A·B
UTUtah	$44,264	$48,738	-$4,474	A·B
ARArkansas	$36,797	$40,995	-$4,199	A·B
OKOklahoma	$40,087	$43,784	-$3,697	A·B
VAVirginia	$50,270	$46,696	+$3,573	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,159	$41,323	-$3,165	A·B
MSMississippi	$36,181	$39,207	-$3,026	A·B
AZArizona	$45,332	$48,026	-$2,694	A·B
VTVermont	$45,258	$47,736	-$2,478	A·B
TNTennessee	$44,308	$46,356	-$2,049	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$44,797	$43,629	+$1,168	A·B
FLFlorida	$45,915	$47,007	-$1,093	A·B
TXTexas	$49,129	$48,566	+$562	A·B
MDMaryland	$51,971	$52,356	-$386	A·B
GAGeorgia	$45,078	$44,741	+$337	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,395	$41,625	-$229	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$60,040	$59,972	+$68	A·B