UX Designer vs Graphic Designer 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 $36,790 more nationally

UX Designer leads in 49 states · Graphic Designer leads in 2 states

Graphic Designer

$61,300

national median wage

$51,435/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	Graphic Designer	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$75,402	$37,494	+$37,908	A·B
HIHawaii	$76,209	$41,005	+$35,204	A·B
WAWashington	$96,282	$61,249	+$35,033	A·B
CACalifornia	$90,570	$58,568	+$32,002	A·B
RIRhode Island	$82,279	$51,260	+$31,019	A·B
NYNew York	$87,863	$57,481	+$30,382	A·B
GAGeorgia	$74,958	$46,290	+$28,668	A·B
UTUtah	$74,263	$46,983	+$27,280	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,263	$30,744	+$26,519	A·B
COColorado	$77,662	$52,997	+$24,665	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$65,738	$41,327	+$24,411	A·B
VTVermont	$74,505	$50,492	+$24,012	A·B
OKOklahoma	$64,452	$40,886	+$23,567	A·B
OHOhio	$69,215	$45,751	+$23,464	A·B
ILIllinois	$70,882	$47,572	+$23,310	A·B
MTMontana	$66,907	$44,824	+$22,083	A·B
MEMaine	$64,392	$42,463	+$21,929	A·B
OROregon	$69,699	$48,010	+$21,689	A·B
MIMichigan	$62,701	$42,459	+$20,242	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$78,846	$58,606	+$20,239	A·B
CTConnecticut	$71,485	$51,525	+$19,960	A·B
TXTexas	$71,885	$52,021	+$19,864	A·B
AZArizona	$62,379	$43,251	+$19,128	A·B
IAIowa	$57,904	$39,199	+$18,705	A·B
MOMissouri	$59,871	$41,623	+$18,248	A·B
NVNevada	$65,975	$48,124	+$17,851	A·B
MNMinnesota	$63,965	$46,539	+$17,427	A·B
KSKansas	$57,326	$40,230	+$17,096	A·B
MDMaryland	$68,024	$52,659	+$15,365	A·B
WIWisconsin	$62,387	$47,301	+$15,086	A·B
IDIdaho	$53,436	$39,538	+$13,898	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,917	$40,668	+$13,250	A·B
FLFlorida	$61,930	$48,703	+$13,228	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$66,171	$53,081	+$13,090	A·B
LALouisiana	$51,065	$38,379	+$12,685	A·B
KYKentucky	$53,165	$40,976	+$12,188	A·B
MSMississippi	$48,841	$37,068	+$11,773	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$59,623	$48,229	+$11,394	A·B
AKAlaska	$57,234	$46,286	+$10,948	A·B
DEDelaware	$55,357	$44,536	+$10,821	A·B
INIndiana	$56,410	$45,894	+$10,516	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$55,476	$45,107	+$10,369	A·B
ARArkansas	$45,956	$37,859	+$8,096	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,668	$43,753	+$7,914	A·B
NENebraska	$50,418	$42,626	+$7,792	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,416	$36,964	+$6,452	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$49,301	$43,094	+$6,208	A·B
VAVirginia	$52,409	$54,903	-$2,494	A·B
ALAlabama	$39,947	$38,711	+$1,236	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$68,589	$67,903	+$687	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$46,981	$47,056	-$76	A·B