Plumber vs Physician Assistant Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Plumber

$61,550

national median wage

$51,635/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $68,470 more nationally

Plumber leads in 0 states · Physician Assistant leads in 51 states

Physician Assistant

$130,020

national median wage

$100,135/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	Physician Assistant	Difference
NHNew Hampshire	$52,383	$104,516	-$52,133	A·B
WAWashington	$64,857	$114,768	-$49,912	A·B
FLFlorida	$45,553	$94,256	-$48,703	A·B
TXTexas	$48,325	$96,997	-$48,672	A·B
AZArizona	$46,663	$94,520	-$47,857	A·B
NVNevada	$55,147	$102,465	-$47,319	A·B
VTVermont	$46,836	$93,371	-$46,535	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$42,332	$88,048	-$45,716	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,772	$98,270	-$45,498	A·B
MEMaine	$45,609	$91,098	-$45,489	A·B
GAGeorgia	$42,870	$88,237	-$45,368	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,915	$105,120	-$45,205	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$44,393	$89,497	-$45,104	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,085	$91,182	-$45,097	A·B
COColorado	$52,106	$95,318	-$43,212	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,205	$99,151	-$42,945	A·B
TNTennessee	$45,874	$88,628	-$42,754	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$61,332	$104,029	-$42,697	A·B
OROregon	$54,673	$97,086	-$42,414	A·B
DEDelaware	$50,064	$92,427	-$42,363	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,358	$83,291	-$41,932	A·B
RIRhode Island	$58,293	$99,534	-$41,241	A·B
IDIdaho	$44,954	$86,123	-$41,170	A·B
UTUtah	$48,087	$88,733	-$40,646	A·B
ALAlabama	$40,411	$79,929	-$39,518	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$61,596	$101,051	-$39,454	A·B
OKOklahoma	$42,589	$81,810	-$39,221	A·B
MTMontana	$47,679	$86,528	-$38,848	A·B
INIndiana	$50,423	$89,237	-$38,814	A·B
MSMississippi	$39,033	$77,778	-$38,745	A·B
OHOhio	$52,062	$90,788	-$38,726	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,156	$78,294	-$38,138	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$47,047	$85,111	-$38,063	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$63,021	$101,007	-$37,986	A·B
AKAlaska	$68,142	$105,883	-$37,741	A·B
KYKentucky	$46,070	$83,554	-$37,483	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,830	$94,256	-$37,426	A·B
MNMinnesota	$57,812	$95,065	-$37,253	A·B
LALouisiana	$46,200	$83,258	-$37,058	A·B
KSKansas	$46,613	$83,594	-$36,981	A·B
MIMichigan	$54,102	$90,623	-$36,521	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,760	$93,147	-$36,386	A·B
NENebraska	$49,500	$85,723	-$36,223	A·B
NYNew York	$64,506	$99,872	-$35,367	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$43,911	$79,143	-$35,232	A·B
HIHawaii	$60,855	$96,086	-$35,231	A·B
WIWisconsin	$54,756	$89,539	-$34,783	A·B
MOMissouri	$51,697	$85,448	-$33,751	A·B
IAIowa	$50,131	$83,641	-$33,510	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$56,914	$89,082	-$32,167	A·B
ILIllinois	$61,165	$92,177	-$31,011	A·B