UX Designer vs Accountant Salary After Tax (2026)

Side-by-side take-home pay comparison across all 50 states. Single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax rates.

UX Designer

$98,090

national median wage

$77,836/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

UX Designer earns $16,410 more nationally

UX Designer leads in 27 states · Accountant leads in 24 states

Accountant

$81,680

national median wage

$66,292/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = UX Designer earns more after tax.

State	UX Designer	Accountant	Difference
HIHawaii	$76,599	$52,917	+$23,682	A·B
WAWashington	$98,043	$76,493	+$21,551	A·B
CACalifornia	$92,264	$71,749	+$20,515	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,416	$63,281	-$19,865	A·B
UTUtah	$74,263	$58,327	+$15,936	A·B
ALAlabama	$39,947	$55,539	-$15,593	A·B
VTVermont	$74,505	$60,371	+$14,133	A·B
RIRhode Island	$83,379	$69,414	+$13,966	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$46,981	$60,822	-$13,841	A·B
GAGeorgia	$74,958	$61,646	+$13,312	A·B
NYNew York	$88,306	$75,467	+$12,838	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$75,402	$63,218	+$12,185	A·B
VAVirginia	$52,409	$64,031	-$11,622	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$49,344	$60,858	-$11,514	A·B
OROregon	$70,392	$59,402	+$10,989	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,668	$61,944	-$10,277	A·B
ILIllinois	$70,882	$60,837	+$10,045	A·B
COColorado	$78,120	$68,913	+$9,207	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$66,727	$75,857	-$9,130	A·B
AKAlaska	$57,505	$66,482	-$8,977	A·B
MTMontana	$66,907	$58,328	+$8,579	A·B
DEDelaware	$55,643	$63,975	-$8,332	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$59,623	$67,101	-$7,478	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$79,340	$72,165	+$7,175	A·B
OHOhio	$69,215	$62,097	+$7,118	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$68,589	$75,523	-$6,933	A·B
TXTexas	$71,885	$65,110	+$6,775	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,917	$59,460	-$5,543	A·B
ARArkansas	$45,956	$51,429	-$5,474	A·B
MEMaine	$64,823	$59,416	+$5,407	A·B
NENebraska	$50,418	$55,588	-$5,170	A·B
LALouisiana	$51,065	$56,051	-$4,987	A·B
INIndiana	$56,410	$61,034	-$4,624	A·B
OKOklahoma	$64,452	$59,961	+$4,491	A·B
CTConnecticut	$71,966	$67,705	+$4,261	A·B
KYKentucky	$53,165	$57,227	-$4,062	A·B
MDMaryland	$68,024	$64,881	+$3,142	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$65,738	$62,752	+$2,986	A·B
MSMississippi	$48,841	$51,506	-$2,665	A·B
MNMinnesota	$64,339	$61,892	+$2,447	A·B
MIMichigan	$62,701	$60,454	+$2,247	A·B
NVNevada	$65,975	$63,858	+$2,118	A·B
FLFlorida	$61,930	$64,034	-$2,103	A·B
MOMissouri	$59,871	$57,830	+$2,042	A·B
KSKansas	$57,326	$59,114	-$1,788	A·B
IDIdaho	$53,436	$51,696	+$1,740	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$55,476	$57,078	-$1,602	A·B
WIWisconsin	$62,387	$61,047	+$1,340	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,263	$58,501	-$1,239	A·B
IAIowa	$57,904	$58,882	-$978	A·B
AZArizona	$62,379	$62,576	-$197	A·B