Operations Manager vs Physician Assistant Salary After Tax (2026)

Side-by-side take-home pay comparison across all 50 states. Single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax rates.

Operations Manager

$102,950

national median wage

$81,255/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $30,310 more nationally

Operations Manager leads in 4 states · Physician Assistant leads in 47 states

Physician Assistant

$133,260

national median wage

$102,349/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Operations Manager earns more after tax.

State	Operations Manager	Physician Assistant	Difference
MOMissouri	$60,587	$100,804	-$40,217	A·B
HIHawaii	$76,348	$111,733	-$35,385	A·B
IAIowa	$63,094	$97,988	-$34,893	A·B
IDIdaho	$59,434	$93,454	-$34,020	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,464	$95,295	-$32,832	A·B
MTMontana	$65,341	$96,005	-$30,664	A·B
AZArizona	$70,298	$100,724	-$30,427	A·B
OROregon	$70,151	$100,502	-$30,351	A·B
NENebraska	$63,873	$93,795	-$29,922	A·B
VTVermont	$70,763	$99,258	-$28,496	A·B
UTUtah	$68,948	$97,117	-$28,169	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$62,414	$90,227	-$27,814	A·B
MNMinnesota	$71,444	$98,376	-$26,932	A·B
NVNevada	$75,655	$102,479	-$26,824	A·B
WYWyoming	$75,592	$102,397	-$26,805	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,491	$77,823	-$26,332	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$75,742	$101,421	-$25,679	A·B
KSKansas	$65,073	$90,177	-$25,104	A·B
TXTexas	$79,384	$102,042	-$22,658	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$73,900	$96,309	-$22,409	A·B
KYKentucky	$60,522	$82,683	-$22,161	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$114,346	$92,680	+$21,666	A·B
MEMaine	$71,465	$93,087	-$21,621	A·B
OHOhio	$73,826	$95,203	-$21,377	A·B
CACalifornia	$89,311	$110,475	-$21,164	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,956	$96,116	-$21,160	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$84,147	$105,131	-$20,984	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$75,161	$94,503	-$19,342	A·B
MDMaryland	$78,284	$96,842	-$18,558	A·B
FLFlorida	$79,708	$98,207	-$18,500	A·B
LALouisiana	$77,954	$96,352	-$18,399	A·B
WAWashington	$100,285	$118,569	-$18,284	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,379	$92,788	-$16,409	A·B
INIndiana	$81,928	$97,754	-$15,826	A·B
NYNew York	$93,485	$107,636	-$14,151	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,310	$89,386	-$14,076	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$73,912	$86,686	-$12,773	A·B
WIWisconsin	$83,828	$96,390	-$12,562	A·B
RIRhode Island	$90,485	$102,925	-$12,440	A·B
AKAlaska	$93,581	$104,461	-$10,881	A·B
MSMississippi	$67,742	$78,544	-$10,802	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$89,945	$98,966	-$9,021	A·B
VAVirginia	$88,152	$96,897	-$8,744	A·B
TNTennessee	$81,185	$89,022	-$7,837	A·B
GAGeorgia	$74,482	$81,122	-$6,640	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,420	$100,532	+$5,888	A·B
CTConnecticut	$93,714	$98,833	-$5,119	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$102,472	$98,843	+$3,629	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,582	$75,504	+$3,078	A·B
DEDelaware	$97,040	$98,164	-$1,124	A·B
COColorado	$95,327	$96,331	-$1,004	A·B