Plumber 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.

Plumber

$62,970

national median wage

$52,776/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

UX Designer earns $35,120 more nationally

Plumber leads in 8 states · UX Designer leads in 43 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 = Plumber earns more after tax.

State	Plumber	UX Designer	Difference
CACalifornia	$54,543	$92,264	-$37,721	A·B
WAWashington	$64,456	$98,043	-$33,587	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$42,990	$75,402	-$32,412	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,303	$83,379	-$31,076	A·B
GAGeorgia	$45,110	$74,958	-$29,848	A·B
NYNew York	$60,387	$88,306	-$27,919	A·B
COColorado	$51,200	$78,120	-$26,920	A·B
VTVermont	$49,237	$74,505	-$25,267	A·B
UTUtah	$49,008	$74,263	-$25,255	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,625	$65,738	-$24,113	A·B
TXTexas	$49,233	$71,885	-$22,652	A·B
OKOklahoma	$44,322	$64,452	-$20,131	A·B
FLFlorida	$42,789	$61,930	-$19,141	A·B
OHOhio	$51,486	$69,215	-$17,730	A·B
MDMaryland	$50,376	$68,024	-$17,648	A·B
HIHawaii	$59,644	$76,599	-$16,955	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$40,465	$57,263	-$16,798	A·B
MEMaine	$48,913	$64,823	-$15,910	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$63,460	$79,340	-$15,880	A·B
NVNevada	$50,486	$65,975	-$15,489	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,972	$71,966	-$14,993	A·B
AZArizona	$50,803	$62,379	-$11,577	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$44,111	$55,476	-$11,365	A·B
MOMissouri	$50,088	$59,871	-$9,783	A·B
AKAlaska	$67,284	$57,505	+$9,779	A·B
IAIowa	$49,663	$57,904	-$8,240	A·B
WYWyoming	$51,579	$43,416	+$8,164	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,021	$59,623	-$7,602	A·B
KSKansas	$49,950	$57,326	-$7,376	A·B
IDIdaho	$46,097	$53,436	-$7,339	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$60,387	$66,727	-$6,340	A·B
MTMontana	$60,612	$66,907	-$6,295	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,485	$68,589	-$6,105	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,359	$45,956	-$5,596	A·B
VAVirginia	$47,426	$52,409	-$4,983	A·B
DEDelaware	$50,840	$55,643	-$4,804	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$53,672	$49,344	+$4,328	A·B
INIndiana	$52,179	$56,410	-$4,231	A·B
OROregon	$66,782	$70,392	-$3,610	A·B
TNTennessee	$48,566	$51,668	-$3,102	A·B
ALAlabama	$43,013	$39,947	+$3,067	A·B
KYKentucky	$50,229	$53,165	-$2,936	A·B
MIMichigan	$59,998	$62,701	-$2,704	A·B
MSMississippi	$46,764	$48,841	-$2,077	A·B
LALouisiana	$52,627	$51,065	+$1,562	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$48,478	$46,981	+$1,498	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$52,535	$53,917	-$1,382	A·B
WIWisconsin	$61,281	$62,387	-$1,106	A·B
MNMinnesota	$63,278	$64,339	-$1,061	A·B
ILIllinois	$71,890	$70,882	+$1,007	A·B
NENebraska	$50,555	$50,418	+$136	A·B