Physician Assistant vs UX Designer 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 $31,440 more nationally

Physician Assistant leads in 51 states · UX Designer leads in 0 states

UX Designer

$98,580

national median wage

$78,181/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	UX Designer	Difference
AKAlaska	$105,883	$72,032	+$33,850	A·B
WYWyoming	$94,256	$62,887	+$31,369	A·B
NVNevada	$102,465	$72,736	+$29,729	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,086	$66,885	+$29,201	A·B
MEMaine	$91,098	$63,030	+$28,068	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$104,516	$78,364	+$26,152	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$89,082	$63,404	+$25,678	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$89,497	$64,240	+$25,257	A·B
MTMontana	$86,528	$61,656	+$24,871	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$79,143	$54,623	+$24,520	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$85,111	$60,776	+$24,334	A·B
INIndiana	$89,237	$65,285	+$23,952	A·B
VTVermont	$93,371	$69,636	+$23,736	A·B
LALouisiana	$83,258	$59,733	+$23,525	A·B
MSMississippi	$77,778	$54,414	+$23,365	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$76,480	+$23,054	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,294	$55,585	+$22,708	A·B
AZArizona	$94,520	$71,822	+$22,698	A·B
IAIowa	$83,641	$61,279	+$22,362	A·B
IDIdaho	$86,123	$63,796	+$22,328	A·B
FLFlorida	$94,256	$72,032	+$22,224	A·B
ALAlabama	$79,929	$57,978	+$21,951	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,151	$77,245	+$21,906	A·B
WIWisconsin	$89,539	$67,701	+$21,838	A·B
NENebraska	$85,723	$64,054	+$21,669	A·B
KYKentucky	$83,554	$61,930	+$21,623	A·B
MIMichigan	$90,623	$69,113	+$21,509	A·B
OHOhio	$90,788	$69,659	+$21,129	A·B
KSKansas	$83,594	$62,525	+$21,069	A·B
OKOklahoma	$81,810	$61,087	+$20,723	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$83,291	$63,089	+$20,202	A·B
DEDelaware	$92,427	$72,441	+$19,986	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$75,326	+$19,738	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$93,147	$73,984	+$19,163	A·B
OROregon	$97,086	$78,241	+$18,845	A·B
MOMissouri	$85,448	$66,707	+$18,741	A·B
TNTennessee	$88,628	$69,922	+$18,706	A·B
TXTexas	$96,997	$79,067	+$17,930	A·B
MDMaryland	$98,270	$80,547	+$17,723	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$101,051	$83,791	+$17,259	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$88,048	$71,197	+$16,851	A·B
UTUtah	$88,733	$71,920	+$16,813	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,177	$75,553	+$16,623	A·B
GAGeorgia	$88,237	$71,642	+$16,595	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$104,029	$87,799	+$16,230	A·B
COColorado	$95,318	$79,933	+$15,385	A·B
WAWashington	$114,768	$101,379	+$13,390	A·B
CACalifornia	$105,120	$93,552	+$11,568	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$91,077	+$9,929	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,182	$81,850	+$9,333	A·B
NYNew York	$99,872	$90,775	+$9,097	A·B