Graphic Designer vs Plumber 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)

Plumber earns $1,670 more nationally

Graphic Designer leads in 10 states · Plumber leads in 41 states

Plumber

$62,970

national median wage

$52,776/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	Plumber	Difference
ILIllinois	$47,572	$71,890	-$24,317	A·B
AKAlaska	$46,557	$67,284	-$20,727	A·B
HIHawaii	$41,263	$59,644	-$18,381	A·B
OROregon	$48,457	$66,782	-$18,325	A·B
MIMichigan	$42,459	$59,998	-$17,538	A·B
MNMinnesota	$46,796	$63,278	-$16,482	A·B
MTMontana	$44,824	$60,612	-$15,788	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,964	$51,579	-$14,616	A·B
LALouisiana	$38,379	$52,627	-$14,248	A·B
WIWisconsin	$47,301	$61,281	-$13,981	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$40,668	$52,535	-$11,868	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$43,131	$53,672	-$10,541	A·B
IAIowa	$39,199	$49,663	-$10,464	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$30,744	$40,465	-$9,721	A·B
KSKansas	$40,230	$49,950	-$9,720	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,068	$46,764	-$9,696	A·B
KYKentucky	$40,976	$50,229	-$9,253	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,623	$50,088	-$8,465	A·B
NENebraska	$42,626	$50,555	-$7,929	A·B
AZArizona	$43,251	$50,803	-$7,551	A·B
VAVirginia	$54,903	$47,426	+$7,477	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$53,551	$60,387	-$6,836	A·B
IDIdaho	$39,538	$46,097	-$6,559	A·B
INIndiana	$45,894	$52,179	-$6,285	A·B
MEMaine	$42,730	$48,913	-$6,182	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,761	$50,840	-$6,079	A·B
FLFlorida	$48,703	$42,789	+$5,914	A·B
OHOhio	$45,751	$51,486	-$5,735	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$37,494	$42,990	-$5,496	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$67,903	$62,485	+$5,418	A·B
CTConnecticut	$51,852	$56,972	-$5,120	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,562	$54,543	+$5,019	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,753	$48,566	-$4,813	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,958	$63,460	-$4,503	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,711	$43,013	-$4,302	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,229	$52,021	-$3,793	A·B
OKOklahoma	$40,886	$44,322	-$3,436	A·B
TXTexas	$52,021	$49,233	+$2,788	A·B
NYNew York	$57,834	$60,387	-$2,553	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,859	$40,359	-$2,500	A·B
NVNevada	$48,124	$50,486	-$2,362	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,659	$50,376	+$2,283	A·B
WAWashington	$62,303	$64,456	-$2,153	A·B
COColorado	$53,289	$51,200	+$2,089	A·B
UTUtah	$46,983	$49,008	-$2,025	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$47,056	$48,478	-$1,422	A·B
VTVermont	$50,492	$49,237	+$1,255	A·B
GAGeorgia	$46,290	$45,110	+$1,180	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$45,107	$44,111	+$996	A·B
RIRhode Island	$51,966	$52,303	-$337	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,327	$41,625	-$298	A·B