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

$130,020

national median wage

$100,135/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $28,150 more nationally

Physician Assistant leads in 50 states · Operations Manager leads in 1 states

Operations Manager

$101,870

national median wage

$80,496/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
AKAlaska	$105,883	$77,660	+$28,222	A·B
NVNevada	$102,465	$76,253	+$26,212	A·B
WYWyoming	$94,256	$68,515	+$25,741	A·B
MEMaine	$91,098	$65,558	+$25,540	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$89,497	$64,894	+$24,603	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,086	$71,853	+$24,233	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$104,516	$80,474	+$24,041	A·B
MTMontana	$86,528	$62,945	+$23,582	A·B
VTVermont	$93,371	$70,273	+$23,098	A·B
OROregon	$97,086	$75,777	+$21,309	A·B
IDIdaho	$86,123	$65,087	+$21,037	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$85,111	$64,294	+$20,817	A·B
AZArizona	$94,520	$73,857	+$20,663	A·B
INIndiana	$89,237	$68,650	+$20,587	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$79,104	+$20,430	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$89,082	$68,869	+$20,213	A·B
MSMississippi	$77,778	$57,696	+$20,082	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$79,143	$59,189	+$19,954	A·B
WIWisconsin	$89,539	$70,303	+$19,236	A·B
OHOhio	$90,788	$71,687	+$19,102	A·B
LALouisiana	$83,258	$64,360	+$18,898	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,294	$59,524	+$18,769	A·B
FLFlorida	$94,256	$75,550	+$18,706	A·B
IAIowa	$83,641	$65,158	+$18,483	A·B
NENebraska	$85,723	$67,279	+$18,443	A·B
KYKentucky	$83,554	$65,248	+$18,306	A·B
MIMichigan	$90,623	$72,418	+$18,204	A·B
WAWashington	$114,768	$96,594	+$18,174	A·B
UTUtah	$88,733	$70,606	+$18,127	A·B
OKOklahoma	$81,810	$63,711	+$18,099	A·B
ALAlabama	$79,929	$61,899	+$18,030	A·B
KSKansas	$83,594	$66,404	+$17,190	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$93,147	$76,002	+$17,144	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$78,504	+$16,561	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$83,291	$66,926	+$16,365	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$88,048	$71,856	+$16,193	A·B
MOMissouri	$85,448	$69,329	+$16,119	A·B
TNTennessee	$88,628	$72,736	+$15,892	A·B
GAGeorgia	$88,237	$72,939	+$15,298	A·B
TXTexas	$96,997	$81,881	+$15,116	A·B
CACalifornia	$105,120	$90,009	+$15,111	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$104,029	$89,085	+$14,944	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,151	$84,323	+$14,828	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,177	$77,515	+$14,661	A·B
DEDelaware	$92,427	$78,179	+$14,249	A·B
COColorado	$95,318	$81,252	+$14,066	A·B
MDMaryland	$98,270	$84,468	+$13,802	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$101,051	$88,270	+$12,781	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,182	$83,142	+$8,041	A·B
NYNew York	$99,872	$94,516	+$5,356	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$103,047	-$2,041	A·B