Physical Therapist 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.

Physical Therapist

$101,020

national median wage

$79,898/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physical Therapist earns $2,930 more nationally

Physical Therapist leads in 41 states · UX Designer leads in 10 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 = Physical Therapist earns more after tax.

State	Physical Therapist	UX Designer	Difference
WYWyoming	$79,975	$43,416	+$36,559	A·B
ALAlabama	$72,511	$39,947	+$32,564	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$76,350	$46,981	+$29,370	A·B
TNTennessee	$79,644	$51,668	+$27,977	A·B
AKAlaska	$85,258	$57,505	+$27,753	A·B
ARArkansas	$73,364	$45,956	+$27,408	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$75,821	$49,344	+$26,477	A·B
LALouisiana	$76,937	$51,065	+$25,872	A·B
MSMississippi	$73,575	$48,841	+$24,733	A·B
NENebraska	$73,065	$50,418	+$22,647	A·B
VAVirginia	$74,703	$52,409	+$22,294	A·B
KYKentucky	$74,126	$53,165	+$20,962	A·B
DEDelaware	$75,807	$55,643	+$20,164	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$74,948	$55,476	+$19,472	A·B
INIndiana	$75,794	$56,410	+$19,384	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$75,991	$57,263	+$18,728	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$77,210	$59,623	+$17,588	A·B
WAWashington	$80,685	$98,043	-$17,358	A·B
IDIdaho	$70,577	$53,436	+$17,141	A·B
NVNevada	$82,817	$65,975	+$16,842	A·B
FLFlorida	$78,392	$61,930	+$16,462	A·B
KSKansas	$73,648	$57,326	+$16,322	A·B
AZArizona	$78,209	$62,379	+$15,829	A·B
IAIowa	$73,257	$57,904	+$15,353	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$69,036	$53,917	+$15,119	A·B
NYNew York	$73,953	$88,306	-$14,353	A·B
WIWisconsin	$75,547	$62,387	+$13,160	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$79,037	$66,727	+$12,310	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,493	$62,701	+$11,792	A·B
MOMissouri	$71,314	$59,871	+$11,443	A·B
OKOklahoma	$74,712	$64,452	+$10,259	A·B
TXTexas	$81,790	$71,885	+$9,905	A·B
MDMaryland	$77,634	$68,024	+$9,610	A·B
MNMinnesota	$73,185	$64,339	+$8,846	A·B
OHOhio	$77,037	$69,215	+$7,821	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$73,489	$65,738	+$7,751	A·B
ILIllinois	$76,585	$70,882	+$5,703	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$74,119	$68,589	+$5,529	A·B
RIRhode Island	$77,934	$83,379	-$5,445	A·B
CTConnecticut	$76,824	$71,966	+$4,858	A·B
MEMaine	$69,664	$64,823	+$4,841	A·B
CACalifornia	$88,165	$92,264	-$4,098	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$71,610	$75,402	-$3,792	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$75,877	$79,340	-$3,464	A·B
MTMontana	$70,304	$66,907	+$3,397	A·B
VTVermont	$71,113	$74,505	-$3,392	A·B
OROregon	$73,755	$70,392	+$3,363	A·B
HIHawaii	$73,574	$76,599	-$3,025	A·B
COColorado	$75,647	$78,120	-$2,473	A·B
UTUtah	$73,130	$74,263	-$1,133	A·B
GAGeorgia	$75,870	$74,958	+$912	A·B