UX Designer vs Physician Assistant 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)

Physician Assistant earns $31,440 more nationally

UX Designer leads in 0 states · Physician Assistant leads in 51 states

Physician Assistant

$130,020

national median wage

$100,135/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	Physician Assistant	Difference
AKAlaska	$72,032	$105,883	-$33,850	A·B
WYWyoming	$62,887	$94,256	-$31,369	A·B
NVNevada	$72,736	$102,465	-$29,729	A·B
HIHawaii	$66,885	$96,086	-$29,201	A·B
MEMaine	$63,030	$91,098	-$28,068	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$78,364	$104,516	-$26,152	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$63,404	$89,082	-$25,678	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$64,240	$89,497	-$25,257	A·B
MTMontana	$61,656	$86,528	-$24,871	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$54,623	$79,143	-$24,520	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$60,776	$85,111	-$24,334	A·B
INIndiana	$65,285	$89,237	-$23,952	A·B
VTVermont	$69,636	$93,371	-$23,736	A·B
LALouisiana	$59,733	$83,258	-$23,525	A·B
MSMississippi	$54,414	$77,778	-$23,365	A·B
RIRhode Island	$76,480	$99,534	-$23,054	A·B
ARArkansas	$55,585	$78,294	-$22,708	A·B
AZArizona	$71,822	$94,520	-$22,698	A·B
IAIowa	$61,279	$83,641	-$22,362	A·B
IDIdaho	$63,796	$86,123	-$22,328	A·B
FLFlorida	$72,032	$94,256	-$22,224	A·B
ALAlabama	$57,978	$79,929	-$21,951	A·B
CTConnecticut	$77,245	$99,151	-$21,906	A·B
WIWisconsin	$67,701	$89,539	-$21,838	A·B
NENebraska	$64,054	$85,723	-$21,669	A·B
KYKentucky	$61,930	$83,554	-$21,623	A·B
MIMichigan	$69,113	$90,623	-$21,509	A·B
OHOhio	$69,659	$90,788	-$21,129	A·B
KSKansas	$62,525	$83,594	-$21,069	A·B
OKOklahoma	$61,087	$81,810	-$20,723	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$63,089	$83,291	-$20,202	A·B
DEDelaware	$72,441	$92,427	-$19,986	A·B
MNMinnesota	$75,326	$95,065	-$19,738	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$73,984	$93,147	-$19,163	A·B
OROregon	$78,241	$97,086	-$18,845	A·B
MOMissouri	$66,707	$85,448	-$18,741	A·B
TNTennessee	$69,922	$88,628	-$18,706	A·B
TXTexas	$79,067	$96,997	-$17,930	A·B
MDMaryland	$80,547	$98,270	-$17,723	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$83,791	$101,051	-$17,259	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$71,197	$88,048	-$16,851	A·B
UTUtah	$71,920	$88,733	-$16,813	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,553	$92,177	-$16,623	A·B
GAGeorgia	$71,642	$88,237	-$16,595	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$87,799	$104,029	-$16,230	A·B
COColorado	$79,933	$95,318	-$15,385	A·B
WAWashington	$101,379	$114,768	-$13,390	A·B
CACalifornia	$93,552	$105,120	-$11,568	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$91,077	$101,007	-$9,929	A·B
VAVirginia	$81,850	$91,182	-$9,333	A·B
NYNew York	$90,775	$99,872	-$9,097	A·B