Physician Assistant vs Civil Engineer 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 $34,130 more nationally

Physician Assistant leads in 51 states · Civil Engineer leads in 0 states

Civil Engineer

$95,890

national median wage

$76,289/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	Civil Engineer	Difference
NVNevada	$102,465	$72,448	+$30,018	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$104,516	$75,965	+$28,551	A·B
MEMaine	$91,098	$62,771	+$28,327	A·B
WAWashington	$114,768	$86,518	+$28,251	A·B
OROregon	$97,086	$70,596	+$26,490	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$73,587	+$25,947	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,086	$70,356	+$25,729	A·B
VTVermont	$93,371	$68,099	+$25,272	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$104,029	$79,036	+$24,994	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$70,617	+$24,447	A·B
NYNew York	$99,872	$75,792	+$24,080	A·B
FLFlorida	$94,256	$70,337	+$23,919	A·B
WYWyoming	$94,256	$70,337	+$23,919	A·B
MTMontana	$86,528	$62,681	+$23,847	A·B
AZArizona	$94,520	$70,865	+$23,655	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$89,497	$65,935	+$23,562	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,151	$75,694	+$23,457	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$101,051	$77,771	+$23,280	A·B
AKAlaska	$105,883	$83,000	+$22,883	A·B
IDIdaho	$86,123	$63,531	+$22,593	A·B
MDMaryland	$98,270	$75,694	+$22,577	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$93,147	$71,017	+$22,130	A·B
CACalifornia	$105,120	$83,144	+$21,976	A·B
DEDelaware	$92,427	$70,905	+$21,522	A·B
GAGeorgia	$88,237	$66,837	+$21,401	A·B
NENebraska	$85,723	$64,434	+$21,288	A·B
COColorado	$95,318	$74,387	+$20,931	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,177	$71,361	+$20,815	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$85,111	$64,709	+$20,402	A·B
UTUtah	$88,733	$68,366	+$20,367	A·B
INIndiana	$89,237	$69,047	+$20,190	A·B
WIWisconsin	$89,539	$69,386	+$20,153	A·B
OHOhio	$90,788	$70,734	+$20,055	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$89,082	$69,272	+$19,810	A·B
MIMichigan	$90,623	$70,825	+$19,797	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$88,048	$68,293	+$19,755	A·B
TXTexas	$96,997	$77,372	+$19,625	A·B
KSKansas	$83,594	$64,199	+$19,395	A·B
IAIowa	$83,641	$64,246	+$19,395	A·B
KYKentucky	$83,554	$64,312	+$19,242	A·B
MOMissouri	$85,448	$66,438	+$19,010	A·B
TNTennessee	$88,628	$69,634	+$18,995	A·B
OKOklahoma	$81,810	$63,442	+$18,368	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$79,143	$60,878	+$18,264	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$82,924	+$18,082	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,294	$60,568	+$17,726	A·B
MSMississippi	$77,778	$60,053	+$17,726	A·B
ALAlabama	$79,929	$62,285	+$17,645	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$83,291	$66,024	+$17,267	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,182	$74,479	+$16,703	A·B
LALouisiana	$83,258	$68,055	+$15,203	A·B