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

$133,260

national median wage

$102,349/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $35,170 more nationally

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

UX Designer

$98,090

national median wage

$77,836/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
WYWyoming	$102,397	$43,416	+$58,981	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$101,421	$46,981	+$54,440	A·B
AKAlaska	$104,461	$57,505	+$46,956	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$105,131	$59,623	+$45,508	A·B
LALouisiana	$96,352	$51,065	+$45,288	A·B
VAVirginia	$96,897	$52,409	+$44,488	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$92,788	$49,344	+$43,444	A·B
NENebraska	$93,795	$50,418	+$43,377	A·B
DEDelaware	$98,164	$55,643	+$42,521	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$96,309	$53,917	+$42,391	A·B
INIndiana	$97,754	$56,410	+$41,344	A·B
MOMissouri	$100,804	$59,871	+$40,933	A·B
IAIowa	$97,988	$57,904	+$40,084	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,454	$53,436	+$40,018	A·B
AZArizona	$100,724	$62,379	+$38,345	A·B
TNTennessee	$89,022	$51,668	+$37,354	A·B
NVNevada	$102,479	$65,975	+$36,504	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,207	$61,930	+$36,277	A·B
ALAlabama	$75,504	$39,947	+$35,557	A·B
HIHawaii	$111,733	$76,599	+$35,134	A·B
MNMinnesota	$98,376	$64,339	+$34,036	A·B
WIWisconsin	$96,390	$62,387	+$34,002	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,532	$66,727	+$33,804	A·B
MIMichigan	$96,116	$62,701	+$33,415	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$90,227	$57,263	+$32,964	A·B
KSKansas	$90,177	$57,326	+$32,850	A·B
ARArkansas	$77,823	$45,956	+$31,867	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$86,686	$55,476	+$31,210	A·B
OKOklahoma	$95,295	$64,452	+$30,843	A·B
TXTexas	$102,042	$71,885	+$30,157	A·B
OROregon	$100,502	$70,392	+$30,111	A·B
MSMississippi	$78,544	$48,841	+$29,703	A·B
KYKentucky	$82,683	$53,165	+$29,519	A·B
MTMontana	$96,005	$66,907	+$29,098	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,842	$68,024	+$28,818	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$94,503	$65,738	+$28,765	A·B
MEMaine	$93,087	$64,823	+$28,264	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,833	$71,966	+$26,868	A·B
OHOhio	$95,203	$69,215	+$25,988	A·B
VTVermont	$99,258	$74,505	+$24,754	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,680	$68,589	+$24,091	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$98,843	$75,402	+$23,441	A·B
UTUtah	$97,117	$74,263	+$22,855	A·B
WAWashington	$118,569	$98,043	+$20,526	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$98,966	$79,340	+$19,626	A·B
RIRhode Island	$102,925	$83,379	+$19,546	A·B
NYNew York	$107,636	$88,306	+$19,330	A·B
ILIllinois	$89,386	$70,882	+$18,504	A·B
COColorado	$96,331	$78,120	+$18,211	A·B
CACalifornia	$110,475	$92,264	+$18,211	A·B
GAGeorgia	$81,122	$74,958	+$6,164	A·B