Plumber vs Graphic Designer Salary After Tax (2026)

Side-by-side take-home pay comparison across all 50 states. Single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax rates.

Plumber

$62,970

national median wage

$52,776/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Plumber earns $1,670 more nationally

Plumber leads in 41 states · Graphic Designer leads in 10 states

Graphic Designer

$61,300

national median wage

$51,435/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Plumber earns more after tax.

State	Plumber	Graphic Designer	Difference
ILIllinois	$71,890	$47,572	+$24,317	A·B
AKAlaska	$67,284	$46,557	+$20,727	A·B
HIHawaii	$59,644	$41,263	+$18,381	A·B
OROregon	$66,782	$48,457	+$18,325	A·B
MIMichigan	$59,998	$42,459	+$17,538	A·B
MNMinnesota	$63,278	$46,796	+$16,482	A·B
MTMontana	$60,612	$44,824	+$15,788	A·B
WYWyoming	$51,579	$36,964	+$14,616	A·B
LALouisiana	$52,627	$38,379	+$14,248	A·B
WIWisconsin	$61,281	$47,301	+$13,981	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$52,535	$40,668	+$11,868	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$53,672	$43,131	+$10,541	A·B
IAIowa	$49,663	$39,199	+$10,464	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$40,465	$30,744	+$9,721	A·B
KSKansas	$49,950	$40,230	+$9,720	A·B
MSMississippi	$46,764	$37,068	+$9,696	A·B
KYKentucky	$50,229	$40,976	+$9,253	A·B
MOMissouri	$50,088	$41,623	+$8,465	A·B
NENebraska	$50,555	$42,626	+$7,929	A·B
AZArizona	$50,803	$43,251	+$7,551	A·B
VAVirginia	$47,426	$54,903	-$7,477	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$60,387	$53,551	+$6,836	A·B
IDIdaho	$46,097	$39,538	+$6,559	A·B
INIndiana	$52,179	$45,894	+$6,285	A·B
MEMaine	$48,913	$42,730	+$6,182	A·B
DEDelaware	$50,840	$44,761	+$6,079	A·B
FLFlorida	$42,789	$48,703	-$5,914	A·B
OHOhio	$51,486	$45,751	+$5,735	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$42,990	$37,494	+$5,496	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,485	$67,903	-$5,418	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,972	$51,852	+$5,120	A·B
CACalifornia	$54,543	$59,562	-$5,019	A·B
TNTennessee	$48,566	$43,753	+$4,813	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$63,460	$58,958	+$4,503	A·B
ALAlabama	$43,013	$38,711	+$4,302	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,021	$48,229	+$3,793	A·B
OKOklahoma	$44,322	$40,886	+$3,436	A·B
TXTexas	$49,233	$52,021	-$2,788	A·B
NYNew York	$60,387	$57,834	+$2,553	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,359	$37,859	+$2,500	A·B
NVNevada	$50,486	$48,124	+$2,362	A·B
MDMaryland	$50,376	$52,659	-$2,283	A·B
WAWashington	$64,456	$62,303	+$2,153	A·B
COColorado	$51,200	$53,289	-$2,089	A·B
UTUtah	$49,008	$46,983	+$2,025	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$48,478	$47,056	+$1,422	A·B
VTVermont	$49,237	$50,492	-$1,255	A·B
GAGeorgia	$45,110	$46,290	-$1,180	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$44,111	$45,107	-$996	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,303	$51,966	+$337	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,625	$41,327	+$298	A·B