Software Developer 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.

Software Developer

$133,080

national median wage

$102,226/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $180 more nationally

Software Developer leads in 12 states · Physician Assistant leads in 39 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 = Software Developer earns more after tax.

State	Software Developer	Physician Assistant	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$70,576	$98,843	-$28,267	A·B
HIHawaii	$85,585	$111,733	-$26,149	A·B
MTMontana	$75,014	$96,005	-$20,992	A·B
INIndiana	$78,666	$97,754	-$19,089	A·B
WIWisconsin	$77,446	$96,390	-$18,943	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$77,497	$96,309	-$18,811	A·B
LALouisiana	$78,109	$96,352	-$18,244	A·B
MOMissouri	$84,969	$100,804	-$15,835	A·B
MIMichigan	$80,350	$96,116	-$15,766	A·B
IAIowa	$82,547	$97,988	-$15,441	A·B
OKOklahoma	$80,112	$95,295	-$15,184	A·B
WYWyoming	$88,037	$102,397	-$14,360	A·B
IDIdaho	$79,872	$93,454	-$13,582	A·B
OHOhio	$82,411	$95,203	-$12,792	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,525	$90,227	-$12,703	A·B
GAGeorgia	$93,315	$81,122	+$12,192	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$89,238	$101,421	-$12,183	A·B
MSMississippi	$66,528	$78,544	-$12,016	A·B
AKAlaska	$92,969	$104,461	-$11,493	A·B
KSKansas	$78,713	$90,177	-$11,463	A·B
MEMaine	$82,247	$93,087	-$10,839	A·B
MNMinnesota	$89,444	$98,376	-$8,932	A·B
RIRhode Island	$94,696	$102,925	-$8,230	A·B
OROregon	$92,395	$100,502	-$8,107	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$106,840	$98,966	+$7,874	A·B
NENebraska	$86,146	$93,795	-$7,649	A·B
ALAlabama	$82,954	$75,504	+$7,450	A·B
WAWashington	$125,349	$118,569	+$6,780	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$79,929	$86,686	-$6,757	A·B
CACalifornia	$116,279	$110,475	+$5,805	A·B
NYNew York	$113,013	$107,636	+$5,377	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$95,517	$100,532	-$5,014	A·B
VTVermont	$94,446	$99,258	-$4,812	A·B
CTConnecticut	$94,113	$98,833	-$4,720	A·B
ARArkansas	$73,351	$77,823	-$4,472	A·B
UTUtah	$92,648	$97,117	-$4,470	A·B
AZArizona	$96,411	$100,724	-$4,313	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,775	$105,131	-$3,356	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,417	$89,386	+$3,031	A·B
NVNevada	$99,458	$102,479	-$3,021	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$95,654	$92,680	+$2,975	A·B
KYKentucky	$79,942	$82,683	-$2,741	A·B
MDMaryland	$99,233	$96,842	+$2,391	A·B
TNTennessee	$91,379	$89,022	+$2,357	A·B
DEDelaware	$95,966	$98,164	-$2,198	A·B
COColorado	$98,013	$96,331	+$1,682	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$96,086	$94,503	+$1,583	A·B
TXTexas	$100,463	$102,042	-$1,579	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$92,043	$92,788	-$744	A·B
VAVirginia	$96,258	$96,897	-$639	A·B
FLFlorida	$97,763	$98,207	-$444	A·B