Graphic Designer vs Physical Therapist 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)

Physical Therapist earns $39,720 more nationally

Graphic Designer leads in 0 states · Physical Therapist leads in 51 states

Physical Therapist

$101,020

national median wage

$79,898/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	Physical Therapist	Difference
WVWest Virginia	$30,744	$75,991	-$45,248	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,964	$79,975	-$43,011	A·B
AKAlaska	$46,557	$85,258	-$38,701	A·B
LALouisiana	$38,379	$76,937	-$38,557	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,068	$73,575	-$36,507	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,753	$79,644	-$35,891	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,859	$73,364	-$35,504	A·B
AZArizona	$43,251	$78,209	-$34,957	A·B
NVNevada	$48,124	$82,817	-$34,693	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$37,494	$71,610	-$34,117	A·B
IAIowa	$39,199	$73,257	-$34,058	A·B
OKOklahoma	$40,886	$74,712	-$33,826	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,711	$72,511	-$33,800	A·B
KSKansas	$40,230	$73,648	-$33,418	A·B
KYKentucky	$40,976	$74,126	-$33,150	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$43,131	$75,821	-$32,690	A·B
HIHawaii	$41,263	$73,574	-$32,311	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,327	$73,489	-$32,162	A·B
MIMichigan	$42,459	$74,493	-$32,034	A·B
OHOhio	$45,751	$77,037	-$31,286	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,761	$75,807	-$31,047	A·B
IDIdaho	$39,538	$70,577	-$31,039	A·B
NENebraska	$42,626	$73,065	-$30,439	A·B
INIndiana	$45,894	$75,794	-$29,900	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$45,107	$74,948	-$29,841	A·B
TXTexas	$52,021	$81,790	-$29,769	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,623	$71,314	-$29,691	A·B
FLFlorida	$48,703	$78,392	-$29,689	A·B
GAGeorgia	$46,290	$75,870	-$29,580	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$47,056	$76,350	-$29,294	A·B
ILIllinois	$47,572	$76,585	-$29,013	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,229	$77,210	-$28,982	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,562	$88,165	-$28,604	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$40,668	$69,036	-$28,369	A·B
WIWisconsin	$47,301	$75,547	-$28,246	A·B
MEMaine	$42,730	$69,664	-$26,934	A·B
MNMinnesota	$46,796	$73,185	-$26,389	A·B
UTUtah	$46,983	$73,130	-$26,147	A·B
RIRhode Island	$51,966	$77,934	-$25,968	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$53,551	$79,037	-$25,486	A·B
MTMontana	$44,824	$70,304	-$25,480	A·B
OROregon	$48,457	$73,755	-$25,298	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,659	$77,634	-$24,975	A·B
CTConnecticut	$51,852	$76,824	-$24,972	A·B
COColorado	$53,289	$75,647	-$22,358	A·B
VTVermont	$50,492	$71,113	-$20,621	A·B
VAVirginia	$54,903	$74,703	-$19,800	A·B
WAWashington	$62,303	$80,685	-$18,382	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,958	$75,877	-$16,919	A·B
NYNew York	$57,834	$73,953	-$16,119	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$67,903	$74,119	-$6,216	A·B