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

$133,260

national median wage

$102,349/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $51,580 more nationally

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

Accountant

$81,680

national median wage

$66,292/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
HIHawaii	$111,733	$52,917	+$58,816	A·B
MOMissouri	$100,804	$57,830	+$42,974	A·B
WAWashington	$118,569	$76,493	+$42,076	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,454	$51,696	+$41,758	A·B
OROregon	$100,502	$59,402	+$41,100	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$101,421	$60,822	+$40,599	A·B
LALouisiana	$96,352	$56,051	+$40,301	A·B
WYWyoming	$102,397	$63,281	+$39,116	A·B
IAIowa	$97,988	$58,882	+$39,106	A·B
VTVermont	$99,258	$60,371	+$38,887	A·B
UTUtah	$97,117	$58,327	+$38,791	A·B
CACalifornia	$110,475	$71,749	+$38,726	A·B
NVNevada	$102,479	$63,858	+$38,621	A·B
NENebraska	$93,795	$55,588	+$38,206	A·B
AZArizona	$100,724	$62,576	+$38,148	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$105,131	$67,101	+$38,030	A·B
AKAlaska	$104,461	$66,482	+$37,979	A·B
MTMontana	$96,005	$58,328	+$37,678	A·B
TXTexas	$102,042	$65,110	+$36,932	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$96,309	$59,460	+$36,848	A·B
INIndiana	$97,754	$61,034	+$36,720	A·B
MNMinnesota	$98,376	$61,892	+$36,483	A·B
MIMichigan	$96,116	$60,454	+$35,662	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$98,843	$63,218	+$35,625	A·B
WIWisconsin	$96,390	$61,047	+$35,342	A·B
OKOklahoma	$95,295	$59,961	+$35,334	A·B
DEDelaware	$98,164	$63,975	+$34,189	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,207	$64,034	+$34,174	A·B
MEMaine	$93,087	$59,416	+$33,671	A·B
RIRhode Island	$102,925	$69,414	+$33,512	A·B
OHOhio	$95,203	$62,097	+$33,106	A·B
VAVirginia	$96,897	$64,031	+$32,866	A·B
NYNew York	$107,636	$75,467	+$32,169	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,842	$64,881	+$31,961	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$92,788	$60,858	+$31,930	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$94,503	$62,752	+$31,751	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$90,227	$58,501	+$31,726	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,833	$67,705	+$31,128	A·B
KSKansas	$90,177	$59,114	+$31,063	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$86,686	$57,078	+$29,607	A·B
ILIllinois	$89,386	$60,837	+$28,549	A·B
COColorado	$96,331	$68,913	+$27,418	A·B
TNTennessee	$89,022	$61,944	+$27,078	A·B
MSMississippi	$78,544	$51,506	+$27,038	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$98,966	$72,165	+$26,801	A·B
ARArkansas	$77,823	$51,429	+$26,393	A·B
KYKentucky	$82,683	$57,227	+$25,456	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,532	$75,857	+$24,674	A·B
ALAlabama	$75,504	$55,539	+$19,964	A·B
GAGeorgia	$81,122	$61,646	+$19,476	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,680	$75,523	+$17,157	A·B