Graphic Designer vs UX Designer 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)

UX Designer earns $36,790 more nationally

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

UX Designer

$98,090

national median wage

$77,836/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	UX Designer	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$37,494	$75,402	-$37,908	A·B
WAWashington	$62,303	$98,043	-$35,740	A·B
HIHawaii	$41,263	$76,599	-$35,336	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,562	$92,264	-$32,702	A·B
RIRhode Island	$51,966	$83,379	-$31,413	A·B
NYNew York	$57,834	$88,306	-$30,472	A·B
GAGeorgia	$46,290	$74,958	-$28,668	A·B
UTUtah	$46,983	$74,263	-$27,280	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$30,744	$57,263	-$26,519	A·B
COColorado	$53,289	$78,120	-$24,831	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,327	$65,738	-$24,411	A·B
VTVermont	$50,492	$74,505	-$24,012	A·B
OKOklahoma	$40,886	$64,452	-$23,567	A·B
OHOhio	$45,751	$69,215	-$23,464	A·B
ILIllinois	$47,572	$70,882	-$23,310	A·B
MEMaine	$42,730	$64,823	-$22,093	A·B
MTMontana	$44,824	$66,907	-$22,083	A·B
OROregon	$48,457	$70,392	-$21,935	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,958	$79,340	-$20,383	A·B
MIMichigan	$42,459	$62,701	-$20,242	A·B
CTConnecticut	$51,852	$71,966	-$20,114	A·B
TXTexas	$52,021	$71,885	-$19,864	A·B
AZArizona	$43,251	$62,379	-$19,128	A·B
IAIowa	$39,199	$57,904	-$18,705	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,623	$59,871	-$18,248	A·B
NVNevada	$48,124	$65,975	-$17,851	A·B
MNMinnesota	$46,796	$64,339	-$17,543	A·B
KSKansas	$40,230	$57,326	-$17,096	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,659	$68,024	-$15,365	A·B
WIWisconsin	$47,301	$62,387	-$15,086	A·B
IDIdaho	$39,538	$53,436	-$13,898	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$40,668	$53,917	-$13,250	A·B
FLFlorida	$48,703	$61,930	-$13,228	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$53,551	$66,727	-$13,176	A·B
LALouisiana	$38,379	$51,065	-$12,685	A·B
KYKentucky	$40,976	$53,165	-$12,188	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,068	$48,841	-$11,773	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$48,229	$59,623	-$11,394	A·B
AKAlaska	$46,557	$57,505	-$10,948	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,761	$55,643	-$10,882	A·B
INIndiana	$45,894	$56,410	-$10,516	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$45,107	$55,476	-$10,369	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,859	$45,956	-$8,096	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,753	$51,668	-$7,914	A·B
NENebraska	$42,626	$50,418	-$7,792	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,964	$43,416	-$6,452	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$43,131	$49,344	-$6,213	A·B
VAVirginia	$54,903	$52,409	+$2,494	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,711	$39,947	-$1,236	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$67,903	$68,589	-$687	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$47,056	$46,981	+$76	A·B