UX Designer vs Financial Analyst Salary After Tax (2026)

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

UX Designer

$98,580

national median wage

$78,181/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

UX Designer earns $2,360 more nationally

UX Designer leads in 44 states · Financial Analyst leads in 7 states

Financial Analyst

$96,220

national median wage

$76,521/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	Financial Analyst	Difference
WAWashington	$101,379	$85,033	+$16,346	A·B
CACalifornia	$93,552	$80,049	+$13,503	A·B
OROregon	$78,241	$68,163	+$10,078	A·B
VTVermont	$69,636	$62,292	+$7,344	A·B
MDMaryland	$80,547	$73,726	+$6,821	A·B
VAVirginia	$81,850	$75,157	+$6,693	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$78,364	$73,010	+$5,354	A·B
COColorado	$79,933	$74,598	+$5,335	A·B
UTUtah	$71,920	$66,730	+$5,190	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$87,799	$82,983	+$4,816	A·B
AKAlaska	$72,032	$67,361	+$4,671	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$64,240	$59,658	+$4,582	A·B
NVNevada	$72,736	$68,198	+$4,538	A·B
HIHawaii	$66,885	$62,470	+$4,415	A·B
MTMontana	$61,656	$57,583	+$4,073	A·B
MIMichigan	$69,113	$65,359	+$3,754	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$91,077	$87,397	+$3,681	A·B
RIRhode Island	$76,480	$72,826	+$3,654	A·B
IDIdaho	$63,796	$60,226	+$3,570	A·B
MNMinnesota	$75,326	$71,768	+$3,559	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$73,984	$70,485	+$3,499	A·B
NYNew York	$90,775	$94,230	-$3,454	A·B
TNTennessee	$69,922	$66,784	+$3,138	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$54,623	$57,702	-$3,079	A·B
AZArizona	$71,822	$68,769	+$3,053	A·B
OHOhio	$69,659	$66,638	+$3,021	A·B
INIndiana	$65,285	$62,324	+$2,961	A·B
CTConnecticut	$77,245	$79,889	-$2,645	A·B
WYWyoming	$62,887	$60,333	+$2,554	A·B
MEMaine	$63,030	$60,571	+$2,458	A·B
WIWisconsin	$67,701	$65,457	+$2,244	A·B
DEDelaware	$72,441	$74,609	-$2,168	A·B
KYKentucky	$61,930	$59,800	+$2,130	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$71,197	$69,235	+$1,962	A·B
KSKansas	$62,525	$60,721	+$1,804	A·B
ALAlabama	$57,978	$56,436	+$1,542	A·B
NENebraska	$64,054	$62,983	+$1,071	A·B
GAGeorgia	$71,642	$70,592	+$1,051	A·B
LALouisiana	$59,733	$60,777	-$1,044	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$63,404	$62,379	+$1,025	A·B
OKOklahoma	$61,087	$60,070	+$1,017	A·B
TXTexas	$79,067	$78,139	+$929	A·B
MOMissouri	$66,707	$65,927	+$780	A·B
FLFlorida	$72,032	$71,371	+$661	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$60,776	$61,325	-$549	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$83,791	$84,329	-$537	A·B
ARArkansas	$55,585	$55,152	+$433	A·B
IAIowa	$61,279	$60,852	+$427	A·B
MSMississippi	$54,414	$54,059	+$355	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$63,089	$62,782	+$307	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,553	$75,429	+$124	A·B