Real Estate Agent 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.

Real Estate Agent

$59,430

national median wage

$49,932/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $70,590 more nationally

Real Estate Agent 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 = Real Estate Agent earns more after tax.

State	Real Estate Agent	Physician Assistant	Difference
WAWashington	$59,081	$114,768	-$55,687	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$51,539	$104,516	-$52,977	A·B
AKAlaska	$53,146	$105,883	-$52,737	A·B
NVNevada	$49,932	$102,465	-$52,533	A·B
OROregon	$48,113	$97,086	-$48,973	A·B
VTVermont	$44,488	$93,371	-$48,883	A·B
INIndiana	$40,420	$89,237	-$48,817	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$55,510	$104,029	-$48,520	A·B
CTConnecticut	$50,856	$99,151	-$48,295	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$41,420	$89,497	-$48,077	A·B
WYWyoming	$46,718	$94,256	-$47,538	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,105	$99,534	-$47,429	A·B
OHOhio	$43,644	$90,788	-$47,144	A·B
TXTexas	$49,932	$96,997	-$47,065	A·B
AZArizona	$47,668	$94,520	-$46,852	A·B
MIMichigan	$43,839	$90,623	-$46,783	A·B
MNMinnesota	$48,403	$95,065	-$46,661	A·B
MEMaine	$44,512	$91,098	-$46,586	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$46,562	$93,147	-$46,585	A·B
WIWisconsin	$43,360	$89,539	-$46,179	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$43,099	$89,082	-$45,983	A·B
DEDelaware	$46,459	$92,427	-$45,969	A·B
FLFlorida	$48,325	$94,256	-$45,931	A·B
MSMississippi	$32,399	$77,778	-$45,380	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,945	$105,120	-$45,175	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$55,979	$101,051	-$45,072	A·B
KYKentucky	$38,519	$83,554	-$45,035	A·B
LALouisiana	$38,225	$83,258	-$45,033	A·B
MDMaryland	$53,390	$98,270	-$44,881	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$40,290	$85,111	-$44,821	A·B
IAIowa	$39,165	$83,641	-$44,476	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$34,918	$79,143	-$44,224	A·B
ALAlabama	$35,898	$79,929	-$44,031	A·B
OKOklahoma	$37,819	$81,810	-$43,991	A·B
GAGeorgia	$44,329	$88,237	-$43,908	A·B
MTMontana	$42,684	$86,528	-$43,844	A·B
ARArkansas	$34,527	$78,294	-$43,767	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,347	$96,086	-$43,738	A·B
ILIllinois	$48,618	$92,177	-$43,558	A·B
TNTennessee	$45,111	$88,628	-$43,517	A·B
MOMissouri	$41,989	$85,448	-$43,459	A·B
NENebraska	$42,384	$85,723	-$43,339	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$44,797	$88,048	-$43,251	A·B
KSKansas	$40,611	$83,594	-$42,983	A·B
UTUtah	$45,778	$88,733	-$42,955	A·B
COColorado	$52,516	$95,318	-$42,802	A·B
IDIdaho	$43,604	$86,123	-$42,519	A·B
NYNew York	$57,703	$99,872	-$42,170	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$42,874	$83,291	-$40,417	A·B
VAVirginia	$51,762	$91,182	-$39,420	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,514	$101,007	-$38,493	A·B