Physician Assistant vs Product 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 $20 more nationally

Physician Assistant leads in 33 states · Product Manager leads in 16 states

Product Manager

$130,000

national median wage

$100,121/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	Product Manager	Difference
NYNew York	$99,872	$119,824	-$19,952	A·B
AKAlaska	$105,883	$86,518	+$19,365	A·B
WYWyoming	$94,256	$78,779	+$15,477	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$114,772	-$13,766	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,086	$83,397	+$12,688	A·B
MEMaine	$91,098	$78,571	+$12,527	A·B
VTVermont	$93,371	$80,849	+$12,522	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$89,497	$78,370	+$11,127	A·B
MTMontana	$86,528	$75,571	+$10,957	A·B
NVNevada	$102,465	$92,146	+$10,320	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$89,082	$79,518	+$9,563	A·B
CACalifornia	$105,120	$114,568	-$9,448	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,182	$100,572	-$9,390	A·B
INIndiana	$89,237	$81,161	+$8,076	A·B
IDIdaho	$86,123	$78,377	+$7,746	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$104,029	$111,631	-$7,602	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$104,516	$96,997	+$7,519	A·B
LALouisiana	$83,258	$76,648	+$6,610	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,294	$71,729	+$6,565	A·B
MSMississippi	$77,778	$71,213	+$6,565	A·B
WAWashington	$114,768	$120,920	-$6,152	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$79,143	$73,272	+$5,871	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$85,111	$79,483	+$5,628	A·B
KYKentucky	$83,554	$78,246	+$5,308	A·B
WIWisconsin	$89,539	$84,348	+$5,191	A·B
IAIowa	$83,641	$78,469	+$5,172	A·B
NENebraska	$85,723	$80,562	+$5,161	A·B
COColorado	$95,318	$100,434	-$5,116	A·B
TXTexas	$96,997	$101,782	-$4,785	A·B
OROregon	$97,086	$92,410	+$4,676	A·B
AZArizona	$94,520	$89,863	+$4,657	A·B
OKOklahoma	$81,810	$77,218	+$4,592	A·B
ALAlabama	$79,929	$75,355	+$4,575	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$101,051	$105,389	-$4,339	A·B
KSKansas	$83,594	$79,715	+$3,879	A·B
OHOhio	$90,788	$87,470	+$3,318	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$83,291	$80,093	+$3,198	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$96,354	+$3,180	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,177	$95,347	-$3,170	A·B
GAGeorgia	$88,237	$91,387	-$3,150	A·B
MDMaryland	$98,270	$100,794	-$2,524	A·B
UTUtah	$88,733	$86,762	+$1,971	A·B
MIMichigan	$90,623	$88,672	+$1,950	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$93,250	+$1,815	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$93,147	$94,452	-$1,306	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,151	$100,398	-$1,247	A·B
TNTennessee	$88,628	$89,332	-$704	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$88,048	$88,707	-$659	A·B
DEDelaware	$92,427	$91,810	+$618	A·B
FLFlorida	$94,256	$94,256	$0	A·B
MOMissouri	$85,448	$85,448	$0	A·B