Graphic Designer vs Psychologist 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)

Psychologist earns $34,530 more nationally

Graphic Designer leads in 2 states · Psychologist leads in 49 states

Psychologist

$95,830

national median wage

$76,246/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	Psychologist	Difference
KYKentucky	$40,976	$86,814	-$45,838	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$40,668	$84,720	-$44,053	A·B
OROregon	$48,457	$90,811	-$42,355	A·B
COColorado	$53,289	$92,718	-$39,429	A·B
AZArizona	$43,251	$81,812	-$38,560	A·B
HIHawaii	$41,263	$78,657	-$37,394	A·B
AKAlaska	$46,557	$83,310	-$36,752	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,711	$74,654	-$35,943	A·B
IAIowa	$39,199	$75,047	-$35,848	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,761	$79,632	-$34,872	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,859	$72,693	-$34,833	A·B
NVNevada	$48,124	$81,649	-$33,525	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,068	$70,463	-$33,395	A·B
OHOhio	$45,751	$78,760	-$33,009	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$37,494	$69,183	-$31,689	A·B
WIWisconsin	$47,301	$77,771	-$30,471	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,753	$73,777	-$30,024	A·B
NENebraska	$42,626	$72,598	-$29,972	A·B
MEMaine	$42,730	$72,028	-$29,298	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,327	$70,284	-$28,957	A·B
MNMinnesota	$46,796	$75,587	-$28,791	A·B
OKOklahoma	$40,886	$69,391	-$28,506	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,964	$65,033	-$28,069	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$53,551	$81,520	-$27,968	A·B
WAWashington	$62,303	$89,768	-$27,465	A·B
MTMontana	$44,824	$72,193	-$27,369	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$43,131	$69,685	-$26,554	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$45,107	$71,654	-$26,547	A·B
RIRhode Island	$51,966	$77,226	-$25,259	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$30,744	$55,893	-$25,150	A·B
ILIllinois	$47,572	$72,720	-$25,148	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,659	$77,733	-$25,074	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,623	$66,450	-$24,826	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,562	$82,835	-$23,274	A·B
UTUtah	$46,983	$67,473	-$20,491	A·B
CTConnecticut	$51,852	$71,726	-$19,874	A·B
MIMichigan	$42,459	$61,981	-$19,521	A·B
FLFlorida	$48,703	$67,938	-$19,235	A·B
IDIdaho	$39,538	$58,354	-$18,816	A·B
INIndiana	$45,894	$63,298	-$17,404	A·B
NYNew York	$57,834	$74,262	-$16,428	A·B
LALouisiana	$38,379	$54,657	-$16,278	A·B
VTVermont	$50,492	$62,003	-$11,511	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$47,056	$58,485	-$11,429	A·B
VAVirginia	$54,903	$65,917	-$11,014	A·B
KSKansas	$40,230	$49,188	-$8,957	A·B
TXTexas	$52,021	$59,707	-$7,686	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,958	$65,944	-$6,986	A·B
GAGeorgia	$46,290	$41,292	+$4,998	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,229	$44,372	+$3,857	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$67,903	$71,069	-$3,167	A·B