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

$61,300

national median wage

$51,435/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Electrician earns $1,050 more nationally

Graphic Designer leads in 8 states · Electrician leads in 43 states

Electrician

$62,350

national median wage

$52,278/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
ILIllinois	$47,572	$71,994	-$24,422	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,964	$60,502	-$23,539	A·B
HIHawaii	$41,263	$62,568	-$21,305	A·B
OROregon	$48,457	$69,375	-$20,918	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$30,744	$51,244	-$20,501	A·B
AKAlaska	$46,557	$66,419	-$19,861	A·B
MNMinnesota	$46,796	$62,102	-$15,306	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,623	$56,346	-$14,723	A·B
MIMichigan	$42,459	$57,122	-$14,663	A·B
WAWashington	$62,303	$76,739	-$14,436	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$40,668	$55,042	-$14,374	A·B
WIWisconsin	$47,301	$59,057	-$11,756	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$37,494	$49,225	-$11,731	A·B
IAIowa	$39,199	$50,926	-$11,727	A·B
MEMaine	$42,730	$53,145	-$10,415	A·B
LALouisiana	$38,379	$48,659	-$10,280	A·B
MTMontana	$44,824	$54,821	-$9,997	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$43,131	$52,721	-$9,590	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,068	$46,261	-$9,193	A·B
IDIdaho	$39,538	$48,566	-$9,029	A·B
KSKansas	$40,230	$49,210	-$8,980	A·B
CTConnecticut	$51,852	$59,378	-$7,526	A·B
OKOklahoma	$40,886	$48,273	-$7,388	A·B
KYKentucky	$40,976	$48,016	-$7,039	A·B
INIndiana	$45,894	$52,891	-$6,997	A·B
OHOhio	$45,751	$52,285	-$6,534	A·B
NVNevada	$48,124	$54,367	-$6,243	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,753	$49,739	-$5,986	A·B
VAVirginia	$54,903	$48,955	+$5,948	A·B
NENebraska	$42,626	$48,387	-$5,761	A·B
AZArizona	$43,251	$48,888	-$5,636	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$67,903	$62,485	+$5,418	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,761	$49,855	-$5,094	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$53,551	$57,758	-$4,207	A·B
RIRhode Island	$51,966	$56,173	-$4,207	A·B
TXTexas	$52,021	$47,915	+$4,106	A·B
FLFlorida	$48,703	$44,846	+$3,857	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,229	$51,989	-$3,760	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,958	$62,715	-$3,758	A·B
COColorado	$53,289	$50,046	+$3,243	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,711	$41,943	-$3,233	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,327	$43,977	-$2,650	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,859	$40,145	-$2,286	A·B
VTVermont	$50,492	$48,560	+$1,933	A·B
NYNew York	$57,834	$59,737	-$1,903	A·B
UTUtah	$46,983	$48,818	-$1,836	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$45,107	$46,653	-$1,546	A·B
GAGeorgia	$46,290	$47,042	-$752	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$47,056	$46,383	+$673	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,659	$52,175	+$484	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,562	$59,624	-$62	A·B