UX Designer vs Data Scientist 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)

Data Scientist earns $14,500 more nationally

UX Designer leads in 2 states · Data Scientist leads in 49 states

Data Scientist

$112,590

national median wage

$88,037/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	Data Scientist	Difference
VAVirginia	$52,409	$91,000	-$38,591	A·B
ALAlabama	$39,947	$77,980	-$38,034	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,416	$76,253	-$32,838	A·B
ARArkansas	$45,956	$78,334	-$32,379	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,668	$82,486	-$30,819	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$68,589	$96,301	-$27,712	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$66,727	$94,259	-$27,532	A·B
IDIdaho	$53,436	$80,809	-$27,373	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$49,344	$76,325	-$26,981	A·B
DEDelaware	$55,643	$81,844	-$26,201	A·B
KSKansas	$57,326	$81,084	-$23,758	A·B
MDMaryland	$68,024	$90,665	-$22,642	A·B
NENebraska	$50,418	$73,019	-$22,601	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,917	$75,911	-$21,993	A·B
WAWashington	$98,043	$119,778	-$21,735	A·B
FLFlorida	$61,930	$83,274	-$21,344	A·B
MNMinnesota	$64,339	$85,241	-$20,902	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$65,738	$85,905	-$20,167	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$46,981	$65,820	-$18,839	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$59,623	$78,455	-$18,833	A·B
AZArizona	$62,379	$81,208	-$18,828	A·B
KYKentucky	$53,165	$71,446	-$18,281	A·B
IAIowa	$57,904	$74,647	-$16,744	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$79,340	$95,266	-$15,926	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,263	$72,420	-$15,157	A·B
VTVermont	$74,505	$88,217	-$13,713	A·B
WIWisconsin	$62,387	$75,274	-$12,886	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$55,476	$68,327	-$12,851	A·B
MTMontana	$66,907	$79,329	-$12,422	A·B
ILIllinois	$70,882	$83,197	-$12,315	A·B
MIMichigan	$62,701	$74,830	-$12,129	A·B
TXTexas	$71,885	$83,781	-$11,896	A·B
HIHawaii	$76,599	$88,053	-$11,454	A·B
UTUtah	$74,263	$85,536	-$11,274	A·B
INIndiana	$56,410	$65,509	-$9,099	A·B
CTConnecticut	$71,966	$80,839	-$8,874	A·B
NVNevada	$65,975	$74,474	-$8,498	A·B
OHOhio	$69,215	$76,280	-$7,064	A·B
MSMississippi	$48,841	$55,229	-$6,388	A·B
MOMissouri	$59,871	$65,944	-$6,073	A·B
AKAlaska	$57,505	$63,281	-$5,776	A·B
LALouisiana	$51,065	$56,718	-$5,654	A·B
MEMaine	$64,823	$69,955	-$5,132	A·B
OROregon	$70,392	$74,784	-$4,392	A·B
CACalifornia	$92,264	$96,137	-$3,874	A·B
NYNew York	$88,306	$90,619	-$2,313	A·B
OKOklahoma	$64,452	$62,306	+$2,147	A·B
RIRhode Island	$83,379	$85,472	-$2,093	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$75,402	$73,552	+$1,850	A·B
COColorado	$78,120	$79,775	-$1,655	A·B
GAGeorgia	$74,958	$76,327	-$1,368	A·B