Physical Therapist vs Graphic Designer Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Physical Therapist

$101,020

national median wage

$79,898/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physical Therapist earns $39,720 more nationally

Physical Therapist leads in 51 states · Graphic Designer leads in 0 states

Graphic Designer

$61,300

national median wage

$51,435/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Physical Therapist earns more after tax.

State	Physical Therapist	Graphic Designer	Difference
WVWest Virginia	$75,991	$30,744	+$45,248	A·B
WYWyoming	$79,975	$36,964	+$43,011	A·B
AKAlaska	$85,258	$46,557	+$38,701	A·B
LALouisiana	$76,937	$38,379	+$38,557	A·B
MSMississippi	$73,575	$37,068	+$36,507	A·B
TNTennessee	$79,644	$43,753	+$35,891	A·B
ARArkansas	$73,364	$37,859	+$35,504	A·B
AZArizona	$78,209	$43,251	+$34,957	A·B
NVNevada	$82,817	$48,124	+$34,693	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$71,610	$37,494	+$34,117	A·B
IAIowa	$73,257	$39,199	+$34,058	A·B
OKOklahoma	$74,712	$40,886	+$33,826	A·B
ALAlabama	$72,511	$38,711	+$33,800	A·B
KSKansas	$73,648	$40,230	+$33,418	A·B
KYKentucky	$74,126	$40,976	+$33,150	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$75,821	$43,131	+$32,690	A·B
HIHawaii	$73,574	$41,263	+$32,311	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$73,489	$41,327	+$32,162	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,493	$42,459	+$32,034	A·B
OHOhio	$77,037	$45,751	+$31,286	A·B
DEDelaware	$75,807	$44,761	+$31,047	A·B
IDIdaho	$70,577	$39,538	+$31,039	A·B
NENebraska	$73,065	$42,626	+$30,439	A·B
INIndiana	$75,794	$45,894	+$29,900	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$74,948	$45,107	+$29,841	A·B
TXTexas	$81,790	$52,021	+$29,769	A·B
MOMissouri	$71,314	$41,623	+$29,691	A·B
FLFlorida	$78,392	$48,703	+$29,689	A·B
GAGeorgia	$75,870	$46,290	+$29,580	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$76,350	$47,056	+$29,294	A·B
ILIllinois	$76,585	$47,572	+$29,013	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$77,210	$48,229	+$28,982	A·B
CACalifornia	$88,165	$59,562	+$28,604	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$69,036	$40,668	+$28,369	A·B
WIWisconsin	$75,547	$47,301	+$28,246	A·B
MEMaine	$69,664	$42,730	+$26,934	A·B
MNMinnesota	$73,185	$46,796	+$26,389	A·B
UTUtah	$73,130	$46,983	+$26,147	A·B
RIRhode Island	$77,934	$51,966	+$25,968	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$79,037	$53,551	+$25,486	A·B
MTMontana	$70,304	$44,824	+$25,480	A·B
OROregon	$73,755	$48,457	+$25,298	A·B
MDMaryland	$77,634	$52,659	+$24,975	A·B
CTConnecticut	$76,824	$51,852	+$24,972	A·B
COColorado	$75,647	$53,289	+$22,358	A·B
VTVermont	$71,113	$50,492	+$20,621	A·B
VAVirginia	$74,703	$54,903	+$19,800	A·B
WAWashington	$80,685	$62,303	+$18,382	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$75,877	$58,958	+$16,919	A·B
NYNew York	$73,953	$57,834	+$16,119	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$74,119	$67,903	+$6,216	A·B