Real Estate Agent 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.

Real Estate Agent

$56,320

national median wage

$47,433/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

UX Designer earns $41,770 more nationally

Real Estate Agent leads in 2 states · UX Designer leads in 49 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 = Real Estate Agent earns more after tax.

State	Real Estate Agent	UX Designer	Difference
CACalifornia	$50,396	$92,264	-$41,868	A·B
HIHawaii	$37,891	$76,599	-$38,708	A·B
RIRhode Island	$45,279	$83,379	-$38,100	A·B
WAWashington	$62,985	$98,043	-$35,058	A·B
CTConnecticut	$37,071	$71,966	-$34,895	A·B
OROregon	$37,166	$70,392	-$33,226	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$35,852	$68,589	-$32,737	A·B
OHOhio	$36,998	$69,215	-$32,218	A·B
UTUtah	$44,229	$74,263	-$30,033	A·B
ILIllinois	$40,937	$70,882	-$29,945	A·B
GAGeorgia	$45,035	$74,958	-$29,923	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$45,898	$75,402	-$29,504	A·B
TXTexas	$42,476	$71,885	-$29,409	A·B
COColorado	$49,742	$78,120	-$28,378	A·B
MDMaryland	$40,170	$68,024	-$27,854	A·B
MOMissouri	$32,553	$59,871	-$27,319	A·B
IAIowa	$30,671	$57,904	-$27,232	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$39,219	$65,738	-$26,519	A·B
MNMinnesota	$38,736	$64,339	-$25,603	A·B
NVNevada	$42,347	$65,975	-$23,628	A·B
IDIdaho	$30,869	$53,436	-$22,567	A·B
WIWisconsin	$40,541	$62,387	-$21,846	A·B
KSKansas	$36,095	$57,326	-$21,231	A·B
MTMontana	$45,808	$66,907	-$21,099	A·B
KYKentucky	$32,477	$53,165	-$20,688	A·B
FLFlorida	$42,467	$61,930	-$19,463	A·B
OKOklahoma	$45,444	$64,452	-$19,008	A·B
AZArizona	$44,131	$62,379	-$18,248	A·B
MIMichigan	$44,742	$62,701	-$17,959	A·B
LALouisiana	$33,382	$51,065	-$17,682	A·B
MEMaine	$47,514	$64,823	-$17,309	A·B
DEDelaware	$38,994	$55,643	-$16,650	A·B
NYNew York	$72,670	$88,306	-$15,636	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$62,378	$46,981	+$15,397	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$40,505	$55,476	-$14,971	A·B
INIndiana	$41,676	$56,410	-$14,734	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$64,709	$79,340	-$14,632	A·B
ARArkansas	$31,759	$45,956	-$14,197	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$53,603	$66,727	-$13,124	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$46,871	$59,623	-$12,752	A·B
AKAlaska	$69,190	$57,505	+$11,685	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$46,477	$57,263	-$10,786	A·B
NENebraska	$39,692	$50,418	-$10,726	A·B
VTVermont	$63,967	$74,505	-$10,538	A·B
MSMississippi	$41,038	$48,841	-$7,803	A·B
WYWyoming	$36,763	$43,416	-$6,653	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$43,594	$49,344	-$5,750	A·B
TNTennessee	$47,433	$51,668	-$4,234	A·B
VAVirginia	$49,089	$52,409	-$3,320	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$51,860	$53,917	-$2,057	A·B
ALAlabama	$39,171	$39,947	-$776	A·B