Physician Assistant vs Veterinarian 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 $7,750 more nationally

Physician Assistant leads in 42 states · Veterinarian leads in 9 states

Veterinarian

$125,510

national median wage

$97,052/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	Veterinarian	Difference
HIHawaii	$111,733	$74,823	+$36,910	A·B
MTMontana	$96,005	$63,465	+$32,540	A·B
NENebraska	$93,795	$64,623	+$29,172	A·B
OROregon	$100,502	$72,819	+$27,684	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$98,843	$72,124	+$26,719	A·B
WYWyoming	$102,397	$75,944	+$26,453	A·B
OKOklahoma	$95,295	$72,829	+$22,467	A·B
IAIowa	$97,988	$76,597	+$21,390	A·B
WIWisconsin	$96,390	$78,149	+$18,241	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$96,309	$78,140	+$18,168	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,454	$78,688	+$14,765	A·B
KSKansas	$90,177	$76,025	+$14,151	A·B
MNMinnesota	$98,376	$84,923	+$13,453	A·B
NYNew York	$107,636	$94,322	+$13,314	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,680	$105,925	-$13,245	A·B
MIMichigan	$96,116	$83,324	+$12,792	A·B
MOMissouri	$100,804	$88,311	+$12,493	A·B
RIRhode Island	$102,925	$93,551	+$9,375	A·B
INIndiana	$97,754	$89,221	+$8,534	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$101,421	$92,994	+$8,426	A·B
DEDelaware	$98,164	$90,007	+$8,157	A·B
KYKentucky	$82,683	$74,601	+$8,082	A·B
NVNevada	$102,479	$94,460	+$8,019	A·B
UTUtah	$97,117	$89,111	+$8,007	A·B
TNTennessee	$89,022	$96,991	-$7,969	A·B
TXTexas	$102,042	$94,108	+$7,933	A·B
AKAlaska	$104,461	$97,052	+$7,409	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$90,227	$97,419	-$7,192	A·B
VAVirginia	$96,897	$89,773	+$7,124	A·B
LALouisiana	$96,352	$90,461	+$5,892	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$105,131	$99,362	+$5,769	A·B
COColorado	$96,331	$90,620	+$5,711	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,842	$91,407	+$5,435	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,532	$105,527	-$4,996	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,833	$94,007	+$4,826	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$86,686	$91,433	-$4,747	A·B
MEMaine	$93,087	$88,693	+$4,394	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$98,966	$94,791	+$4,175	A·B
GAGeorgia	$81,122	$84,530	-$3,408	A·B
ILIllinois	$89,386	$92,747	-$3,360	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$94,503	$91,214	+$3,289	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$92,788	$95,810	-$3,022	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,207	$100,921	-$2,713	A·B
VTVermont	$99,258	$96,604	+$2,655	A·B
OHOhio	$95,203	$92,828	+$2,375	A·B
ALAlabama	$75,504	$73,177	+$2,326	A·B
MSMississippi	$78,544	$76,375	+$2,170	A·B
ARArkansas	$77,823	$76,009	+$1,814	A·B
AZArizona	$100,724	$99,124	+$1,600	A·B
WAWashington	$118,569	$117,250	+$1,319	A·B
CACalifornia	$110,475	$109,217	+$1,258	A·B