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

$62,970

national median wage

$52,776/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $70,290 more nationally

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

Physician Assistant

$133,260

national median wage

$102,349/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
CACalifornia	$54,543	$110,475	-$55,932	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$42,990	$98,843	-$55,853	A·B
FLFlorida	$42,789	$98,207	-$55,418	A·B
WAWashington	$64,456	$118,569	-$54,113	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,021	$105,131	-$53,110	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$48,478	$101,421	-$52,942	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,625	$94,503	-$52,878	A·B
TXTexas	$49,233	$102,042	-$52,809	A·B
HIHawaii	$59,644	$111,733	-$52,089	A·B
NVNevada	$50,486	$102,479	-$51,993	A·B
OKOklahoma	$44,322	$95,295	-$50,974	A·B
WYWyoming	$51,579	$102,397	-$50,818	A·B
MOMissouri	$50,088	$100,804	-$50,716	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,303	$102,925	-$50,622	A·B
VTVermont	$49,237	$99,258	-$50,021	A·B
AZArizona	$50,803	$100,724	-$49,921	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$40,465	$90,227	-$49,763	A·B
VAVirginia	$47,426	$96,897	-$49,471	A·B
IAIowa	$49,663	$97,988	-$48,324	A·B
UTUtah	$49,008	$97,117	-$48,110	A·B
IDIdaho	$46,097	$93,454	-$47,357	A·B
DEDelaware	$50,840	$98,164	-$47,324	A·B
NYNew York	$60,387	$107,636	-$47,249	A·B
MDMaryland	$50,376	$96,842	-$46,466	A·B
INIndiana	$52,179	$97,754	-$45,575	A·B
COColorado	$51,200	$96,331	-$45,131	A·B
MEMaine	$48,913	$93,087	-$44,174	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$52,535	$96,309	-$43,773	A·B
LALouisiana	$52,627	$96,352	-$43,725	A·B
OHOhio	$51,486	$95,203	-$43,717	A·B
NENebraska	$50,555	$93,795	-$43,240	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$44,111	$86,686	-$42,575	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,972	$98,833	-$41,861	A·B
TNTennessee	$48,566	$89,022	-$40,456	A·B
KSKansas	$49,950	$90,177	-$40,226	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$60,387	$100,532	-$40,145	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$53,672	$92,788	-$39,116	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,359	$77,823	-$37,463	A·B
AKAlaska	$67,284	$104,461	-$37,177	A·B
MIMichigan	$59,998	$96,116	-$36,118	A·B
GAGeorgia	$45,110	$81,122	-$36,012	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$63,460	$98,966	-$35,506	A·B
MTMontana	$60,612	$96,005	-$35,394	A·B
WIWisconsin	$61,281	$96,390	-$35,108	A·B
MNMinnesota	$63,278	$98,376	-$35,098	A·B
OROregon	$66,782	$100,502	-$33,721	A·B
ALAlabama	$43,013	$75,504	-$32,490	A·B
KYKentucky	$50,229	$82,683	-$32,454	A·B
MSMississippi	$46,764	$78,544	-$31,780	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,485	$92,680	-$30,195	A·B
ILIllinois	$71,890	$89,386	-$17,497	A·B