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 $20 more nationally

Product Manager leads in 16 states · Physician Assistant leads in 33 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 = Product Manager earns more after tax.

State	Product Manager	Physician Assistant	Difference
NYNew York	$119,824	$99,872	+$19,952	A·B
AKAlaska	$86,518	$105,883	-$19,365	A·B
WYWyoming	$78,779	$94,256	-$15,477	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$114,772	$101,007	+$13,766	A·B
HIHawaii	$83,397	$96,086	-$12,688	A·B
MEMaine	$78,571	$91,098	-$12,527	A·B
VTVermont	$80,849	$93,371	-$12,522	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$78,370	$89,497	-$11,127	A·B
MTMontana	$75,571	$86,528	-$10,957	A·B
NVNevada	$92,146	$102,465	-$10,320	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$79,518	$89,082	-$9,563	A·B
CACalifornia	$114,568	$105,120	+$9,448	A·B
VAVirginia	$100,572	$91,182	+$9,390	A·B
INIndiana	$81,161	$89,237	-$8,076	A·B
IDIdaho	$78,377	$86,123	-$7,746	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$111,631	$104,029	+$7,602	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$96,997	$104,516	-$7,519	A·B
LALouisiana	$76,648	$83,258	-$6,610	A·B
ARArkansas	$71,729	$78,294	-$6,565	A·B
MSMississippi	$71,213	$77,778	-$6,565	A·B
WAWashington	$120,920	$114,768	+$6,152	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$73,272	$79,143	-$5,871	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$79,483	$85,111	-$5,628	A·B
KYKentucky	$78,246	$83,554	-$5,308	A·B
WIWisconsin	$84,348	$89,539	-$5,191	A·B
IAIowa	$78,469	$83,641	-$5,172	A·B
NENebraska	$80,562	$85,723	-$5,161	A·B
COColorado	$100,434	$95,318	+$5,116	A·B
TXTexas	$101,782	$96,997	+$4,785	A·B
OROregon	$92,410	$97,086	-$4,676	A·B
AZArizona	$89,863	$94,520	-$4,657	A·B
OKOklahoma	$77,218	$81,810	-$4,592	A·B
ALAlabama	$75,355	$79,929	-$4,575	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$105,389	$101,051	+$4,339	A·B
KSKansas	$79,715	$83,594	-$3,879	A·B
OHOhio	$87,470	$90,788	-$3,318	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$80,093	$83,291	-$3,198	A·B
RIRhode Island	$96,354	$99,534	-$3,180	A·B
ILIllinois	$95,347	$92,177	+$3,170	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,387	$88,237	+$3,150	A·B
MDMaryland	$100,794	$98,270	+$2,524	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$88,733	-$1,971	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$90,623	-$1,950	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$95,065	-$1,815	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,452	$93,147	+$1,306	A·B
CTConnecticut	$100,398	$99,151	+$1,247	A·B
TNTennessee	$89,332	$88,628	+$704	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$88,707	$88,048	+$659	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,810	$92,427	-$618	A·B
FLFlorida	$94,256	$94,256	$0	A·B
MOMissouri	$85,448	$85,448	$0	A·B