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

$101,870

national median wage

$80,496/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $28,150 more nationally

Operations Manager leads in 1 states · Physician Assistant leads in 50 states

Physician Assistant

$130,020

national median wage

$100,135/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
AKAlaska	$77,660	$105,883	-$28,222	A·B
NVNevada	$76,253	$102,465	-$26,212	A·B
WYWyoming	$68,515	$94,256	-$25,741	A·B
MEMaine	$65,558	$91,098	-$25,540	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$64,894	$89,497	-$24,603	A·B
HIHawaii	$71,853	$96,086	-$24,233	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$80,474	$104,516	-$24,041	A·B
MTMontana	$62,945	$86,528	-$23,582	A·B
VTVermont	$70,273	$93,371	-$23,098	A·B
OROregon	$75,777	$97,086	-$21,309	A·B
IDIdaho	$65,087	$86,123	-$21,037	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$64,294	$85,111	-$20,817	A·B
AZArizona	$73,857	$94,520	-$20,663	A·B
INIndiana	$68,650	$89,237	-$20,587	A·B
RIRhode Island	$79,104	$99,534	-$20,430	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$68,869	$89,082	-$20,213	A·B
MSMississippi	$57,696	$77,778	-$20,082	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$59,189	$79,143	-$19,954	A·B
WIWisconsin	$70,303	$89,539	-$19,236	A·B
OHOhio	$71,687	$90,788	-$19,102	A·B
LALouisiana	$64,360	$83,258	-$18,898	A·B
ARArkansas	$59,524	$78,294	-$18,769	A·B
FLFlorida	$75,550	$94,256	-$18,706	A·B
IAIowa	$65,158	$83,641	-$18,483	A·B
NENebraska	$67,279	$85,723	-$18,443	A·B
KYKentucky	$65,248	$83,554	-$18,306	A·B
MIMichigan	$72,418	$90,623	-$18,204	A·B
WAWashington	$96,594	$114,768	-$18,174	A·B
UTUtah	$70,606	$88,733	-$18,127	A·B
OKOklahoma	$63,711	$81,810	-$18,099	A·B
ALAlabama	$61,899	$79,929	-$18,030	A·B
KSKansas	$66,404	$83,594	-$17,190	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,002	$93,147	-$17,144	A·B
MNMinnesota	$78,504	$95,065	-$16,561	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$66,926	$83,291	-$16,365	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$71,856	$88,048	-$16,193	A·B
MOMissouri	$69,329	$85,448	-$16,119	A·B
TNTennessee	$72,736	$88,628	-$15,892	A·B
GAGeorgia	$72,939	$88,237	-$15,298	A·B
TXTexas	$81,881	$96,997	-$15,116	A·B
CACalifornia	$90,009	$105,120	-$15,111	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$89,085	$104,029	-$14,944	A·B
CTConnecticut	$84,323	$99,151	-$14,828	A·B
ILIllinois	$77,515	$92,177	-$14,661	A·B
DEDelaware	$78,179	$92,427	-$14,249	A·B
COColorado	$81,252	$95,318	-$14,066	A·B
MDMaryland	$84,468	$98,270	-$13,802	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$88,270	$101,051	-$12,781	A·B
VAVirginia	$83,142	$91,182	-$8,041	A·B
NYNew York	$94,516	$99,872	-$5,356	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$103,047	$101,007	+$2,041	A·B