Physician Assistant vs Accountant Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Physician Assistant

$130,020

national median wage

$100,135/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $50,140 more nationally

Physician Assistant leads in 51 states · Accountant leads in 0 states

Accountant

$79,880

national median wage

$65,026/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Physician Assistant earns more after tax.

State	Physician Assistant	Accountant	Difference
WAWashington	$114,768	$71,681	+$43,088	A·B
NVNevada	$102,465	$59,911	+$42,554	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$104,516	$64,153	+$40,363	A·B
AKAlaska	$105,883	$65,525	+$40,358	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,086	$57,533	+$38,553	A·B
OROregon	$97,086	$58,855	+$38,231	A·B
WYWyoming	$94,256	$56,971	+$37,286	A·B
CACalifornia	$105,120	$68,529	+$36,591	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$89,497	$53,349	+$36,148	A·B
VTVermont	$93,371	$57,759	+$35,612	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$64,260	+$35,274	A·B
AZArizona	$94,520	$59,609	+$34,911	A·B
MEMaine	$91,098	$56,380	+$34,718	A·B
MTMontana	$86,528	$51,923	+$34,605	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$104,029	$69,534	+$34,496	A·B
MDMaryland	$98,270	$64,207	+$34,063	A·B
INIndiana	$89,237	$55,392	+$33,845	A·B
IDIdaho	$86,123	$52,550	+$33,573	A·B
WIWisconsin	$89,539	$56,018	+$33,521	A·B
FLFlorida	$94,256	$60,995	+$33,261	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$89,082	$55,869	+$33,212	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$61,924	+$33,141	A·B
COColorado	$95,318	$62,443	+$32,875	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,151	$66,763	+$32,388	A·B
MIMichigan	$90,623	$58,590	+$32,032	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$93,147	$61,268	+$31,879	A·B
UTUtah	$88,733	$56,901	+$31,832	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$85,111	$53,475	+$31,635	A·B
TXTexas	$96,997	$65,441	+$31,557	A·B
OHOhio	$90,788	$59,555	+$31,233	A·B
NENebraska	$85,723	$54,687	+$31,036	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$101,051	$70,074	+$30,977	A·B
KYKentucky	$83,554	$52,728	+$30,826	A·B
MSMississippi	$77,778	$47,476	+$30,302	A·B
TNTennessee	$88,628	$58,546	+$30,082	A·B
IAIowa	$83,641	$53,876	+$29,765	A·B
KSKansas	$83,594	$53,978	+$29,616	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,177	$62,683	+$29,494	A·B
MOMissouri	$85,448	$55,990	+$29,458	A·B
DEDelaware	$92,427	$63,242	+$29,185	A·B
ALAlabama	$79,929	$50,780	+$29,149	A·B
OKOklahoma	$81,810	$52,719	+$29,090	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$88,048	$59,002	+$29,046	A·B
LALouisiana	$83,258	$54,438	+$28,820	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$79,143	$50,576	+$28,567	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,294	$50,300	+$27,993	A·B
GAGeorgia	$88,237	$60,404	+$27,834	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$83,291	$55,594	+$27,697	A·B
NYNew York	$99,872	$72,864	+$27,008	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,182	$64,782	+$26,400	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$77,933	+$23,074	A·B