Product Manager 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.

Product Manager

$130,000

national median wage

$100,121/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $3,260 more nationally

Product Manager leads in 19 states · Physician Assistant leads in 32 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 = Product Manager earns more after tax.

State	Product Manager	Physician Assistant	Difference
HIHawaii	$91,381	$111,343	-$19,962	A·B
ALAlabama	$93,886	$75,504	+$18,382	A·B
WAWashington	$98,318	$116,391	-$18,073	A·B
CACalifornia	$90,432	$108,381	-$17,949	A·B
ARArkansas	$95,235	$77,823	+$17,412	A·B
MSMississippi	$95,253	$78,544	+$16,709	A·B
NYNew York	$93,048	$107,193	-$14,145	A·B
KYKentucky	$95,689	$82,683	+$13,005	A·B
GAGeorgia	$93,997	$81,122	+$12,875	A·B
TNTennessee	$100,121	$89,022	+$11,099	A·B
OROregon	$88,411	$99,459	-$11,048	A·B
RIRhode Island	$94,448	$101,825	-$7,378	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$93,478	$86,686	+$6,792	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$93,294	$99,751	-$6,458	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$95,082	$101,421	-$6,339	A·B
MOMissouri	$94,948	$100,804	-$5,856	A·B
MNMinnesota	$92,177	$97,763	-$5,586	A·B
DEDelaware	$92,259	$97,609	-$5,350	A·B
VTVermont	$94,001	$99,258	-$5,257	A·B
CTConnecticut	$92,921	$98,141	-$5,220	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$93,243	$98,331	-$5,088	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$100,121	$105,131	-$5,010	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$94,694	$90,227	+$4,466	A·B
ILIllinois	$93,831	$89,386	+$4,444	A·B
AKAlaska	$99,850	$104,190	-$4,340	A·B
KSKansas	$93,667	$90,177	+$3,490	A·B
AZArizona	$97,274	$100,724	-$3,451	A·B
VAVirginia	$93,460	$96,897	-$3,437	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$96,039	$92,700	+$3,339	A·B
UTUtah	$94,314	$97,117	-$2,803	A·B
MDMaryland	$94,251	$96,842	-$2,591	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$98,845	$96,309	+$2,536	A·B
NVNevada	$100,121	$102,479	-$2,358	A·B
WYWyoming	$100,121	$102,397	-$2,276	A·B
IAIowa	$95,793	$97,988	-$2,195	A·B
OHOhio	$97,328	$95,203	+$2,125	A·B
TXTexas	$100,121	$102,042	-$1,921	A·B
FLFlorida	$100,121	$98,207	+$1,914	A·B
MTMontana	$94,137	$96,005	-$1,868	A·B
WIWisconsin	$94,612	$96,390	-$1,778	A·B
INIndiana	$96,316	$97,754	-$1,439	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$100,121	$98,843	+$1,278	A·B
MIMichigan	$94,847	$96,116	-$1,269	A·B
COColorado	$94,537	$95,750	-$1,213	A·B
NENebraska	$94,918	$93,795	+$1,123	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$95,443	$94,503	+$940	A·B
MEMaine	$91,672	$92,430	-$759	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,040	$92,680	-$640	A·B
IDIdaho	$94,084	$93,454	+$631	A·B
OKOklahoma	$94,817	$95,295	-$479	A·B
LALouisiana	$96,607	$96,352	+$255	A·B