UX Designer vs Physical Therapist 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)

Physical Therapist earns $2,930 more nationally

UX Designer leads in 10 states · Physical Therapist leads in 41 states

Physical Therapist

$101,020

national median wage

$79,898/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	Physical Therapist	Difference
WYWyoming	$43,416	$79,975	-$36,559	A·B
ALAlabama	$39,947	$72,511	-$32,564	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$46,981	$76,350	-$29,370	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,668	$79,644	-$27,977	A·B
AKAlaska	$57,505	$85,258	-$27,753	A·B
ARArkansas	$45,956	$73,364	-$27,408	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$49,344	$75,821	-$26,477	A·B
LALouisiana	$51,065	$76,937	-$25,872	A·B
MSMississippi	$48,841	$73,575	-$24,733	A·B
NENebraska	$50,418	$73,065	-$22,647	A·B
VAVirginia	$52,409	$74,703	-$22,294	A·B
KYKentucky	$53,165	$74,126	-$20,962	A·B
DEDelaware	$55,643	$75,807	-$20,164	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$55,476	$74,948	-$19,472	A·B
INIndiana	$56,410	$75,794	-$19,384	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,263	$75,991	-$18,728	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$59,623	$77,210	-$17,588	A·B
WAWashington	$98,043	$80,685	+$17,358	A·B
IDIdaho	$53,436	$70,577	-$17,141	A·B
NVNevada	$65,975	$82,817	-$16,842	A·B
FLFlorida	$61,930	$78,392	-$16,462	A·B
KSKansas	$57,326	$73,648	-$16,322	A·B
AZArizona	$62,379	$78,209	-$15,829	A·B
IAIowa	$57,904	$73,257	-$15,353	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,917	$69,036	-$15,119	A·B
NYNew York	$88,306	$73,953	+$14,353	A·B
WIWisconsin	$62,387	$75,547	-$13,160	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$66,727	$79,037	-$12,310	A·B
MIMichigan	$62,701	$74,493	-$11,792	A·B
MOMissouri	$59,871	$71,314	-$11,443	A·B
OKOklahoma	$64,452	$74,712	-$10,259	A·B
TXTexas	$71,885	$81,790	-$9,905	A·B
MDMaryland	$68,024	$77,634	-$9,610	A·B
MNMinnesota	$64,339	$73,185	-$8,846	A·B
OHOhio	$69,215	$77,037	-$7,821	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$65,738	$73,489	-$7,751	A·B
ILIllinois	$70,882	$76,585	-$5,703	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$68,589	$74,119	-$5,529	A·B
RIRhode Island	$83,379	$77,934	+$5,445	A·B
CTConnecticut	$71,966	$76,824	-$4,858	A·B
MEMaine	$64,823	$69,664	-$4,841	A·B
CACalifornia	$92,264	$88,165	+$4,098	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$75,402	$71,610	+$3,792	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$79,340	$75,877	+$3,464	A·B
MTMontana	$66,907	$70,304	-$3,397	A·B
VTVermont	$74,505	$71,113	+$3,392	A·B
OROregon	$70,392	$73,755	-$3,363	A·B
HIHawaii	$76,599	$73,574	+$3,025	A·B
COColorado	$78,120	$75,647	+$2,473	A·B
UTUtah	$74,263	$73,130	+$1,133	A·B
GAGeorgia	$74,958	$75,870	-$912	A·B