Physician Assistant vs Electrical 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 $26,630 more nationally

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

Electrical Engineer

$103,390

national median wage

$81,565/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	Electrical Engineer	Difference
NVNevada	$102,465	$79,067	+$23,398	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,086	$73,095	+$22,991	A·B
MEMaine	$91,098	$68,718	+$22,380	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$104,516	$83,992	+$20,524	A·B
AKAlaska	$105,883	$86,102	+$19,780	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$80,416	+$19,118	A·B
OROregon	$97,086	$78,857	+$18,229	A·B
WYWyoming	$94,256	$76,253	+$18,003	A·B
VTVermont	$93,371	$75,373	+$17,998	A·B
MTMontana	$86,528	$68,746	+$17,782	A·B
AZArizona	$94,520	$77,250	+$17,270	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$77,868	+$17,196	A·B
NYNew York	$99,872	$83,134	+$16,738	A·B
FLFlorida	$94,256	$77,660	+$16,596	A·B
IDIdaho	$86,123	$69,605	+$16,518	A·B
CACalifornia	$105,120	$88,828	+$16,292	A·B
WAWashington	$114,768	$98,645	+$16,124	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,151	$83,036	+$16,115	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$104,029	$88,452	+$15,578	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$101,051	$85,710	+$15,340	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,177	$76,861	+$15,315	A·B
NENebraska	$85,723	$70,505	+$15,218	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$85,111	$70,625	+$14,485	A·B
MDMaryland	$98,270	$83,814	+$14,456	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$93,147	$78,694	+$14,453	A·B
DEDelaware	$92,427	$78,179	+$14,249	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$89,082	$75,017	+$14,065	A·B
WIWisconsin	$89,539	$75,507	+$14,032	A·B
GAGeorgia	$88,237	$74,236	+$14,001	A·B
IAIowa	$83,641	$69,683	+$13,958	A·B
INIndiana	$89,237	$75,380	+$13,857	A·B
KYKentucky	$83,554	$69,892	+$13,661	A·B
OHOhio	$90,788	$77,769	+$13,019	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$88,048	$75,148	+$12,900	A·B
UTUtah	$88,733	$75,862	+$12,871	A·B
MOMissouri	$85,448	$72,607	+$12,841	A·B
COColorado	$95,318	$82,571	+$12,747	A·B
KSKansas	$83,594	$70,929	+$12,665	A·B
TNTennessee	$88,628	$76,253	+$12,375	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,294	$66,089	+$12,204	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$79,143	$67,017	+$12,126	A·B
MIMichigan	$90,623	$79,028	+$11,594	A·B
MSMississippi	$77,778	$66,231	+$11,548	A·B
OKOklahoma	$81,810	$70,271	+$11,539	A·B
TXTexas	$96,997	$86,102	+$10,895	A·B
ALAlabama	$79,929	$69,087	+$10,842	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$83,291	$72,682	+$10,609	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$90,479	+$10,528	A·B
LALouisiana	$83,258	$73,614	+$9,644	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$89,497	$80,602	+$8,895	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,182	$83,142	+$8,041	A·B