Physician Assistant vs Operations Manager 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 $30,310 more nationally

Physician Assistant leads in 47 states · Operations Manager leads in 4 states

Operations Manager

$102,950

national median wage

$81,255/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	Operations Manager	Difference
MOMissouri	$100,804	$60,587	+$40,217	A·B
HIHawaii	$111,733	$76,348	+$35,385	A·B
IAIowa	$97,988	$63,094	+$34,893	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,454	$59,434	+$34,020	A·B
OKOklahoma	$95,295	$62,464	+$32,832	A·B
MTMontana	$96,005	$65,341	+$30,664	A·B
AZArizona	$100,724	$70,298	+$30,427	A·B
OROregon	$100,502	$70,151	+$30,351	A·B
NENebraska	$93,795	$63,873	+$29,922	A·B
VTVermont	$99,258	$70,763	+$28,496	A·B
UTUtah	$97,117	$68,948	+$28,169	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$90,227	$62,414	+$27,814	A·B
MNMinnesota	$98,376	$71,444	+$26,932	A·B
NVNevada	$102,479	$75,655	+$26,824	A·B
WYWyoming	$102,397	$75,592	+$26,805	A·B
ARArkansas	$77,823	$51,491	+$26,332	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$101,421	$75,742	+$25,679	A·B
KSKansas	$90,177	$65,073	+$25,104	A·B
TXTexas	$102,042	$79,384	+$22,658	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$96,309	$73,900	+$22,409	A·B
KYKentucky	$82,683	$60,522	+$22,161	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,680	$114,346	-$21,666	A·B
MEMaine	$93,087	$71,465	+$21,621	A·B
OHOhio	$95,203	$73,826	+$21,377	A·B
CACalifornia	$110,475	$89,311	+$21,164	A·B
MIMichigan	$96,116	$74,956	+$21,160	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$105,131	$84,147	+$20,984	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$94,503	$75,161	+$19,342	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,842	$78,284	+$18,558	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,207	$79,708	+$18,500	A·B
LALouisiana	$96,352	$77,954	+$18,399	A·B
WAWashington	$118,569	$100,285	+$18,284	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$92,788	$76,379	+$16,409	A·B
INIndiana	$97,754	$81,928	+$15,826	A·B
NYNew York	$107,636	$93,485	+$14,151	A·B
ILIllinois	$89,386	$75,310	+$14,076	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$86,686	$73,912	+$12,773	A·B
WIWisconsin	$96,390	$83,828	+$12,562	A·B
RIRhode Island	$102,925	$90,485	+$12,440	A·B
AKAlaska	$104,461	$93,581	+$10,881	A·B
MSMississippi	$78,544	$67,742	+$10,802	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$98,966	$89,945	+$9,021	A·B
VAVirginia	$96,897	$88,152	+$8,744	A·B
TNTennessee	$89,022	$81,185	+$7,837	A·B
GAGeorgia	$81,122	$74,482	+$6,640	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,532	$106,420	-$5,888	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,833	$93,714	+$5,119	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$98,843	$102,472	-$3,629	A·B
ALAlabama	$75,504	$78,582	-$3,078	A·B
DEDelaware	$98,164	$97,040	+$1,124	A·B
COColorado	$96,331	$95,327	+$1,004	A·B