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

$98,090

national median wage

$77,836/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician Assistant earns $35,170 more nationally

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

Physician Assistant

$133,260

national median wage

$102,349/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
WYWyoming	$43,416	$102,397	-$58,981	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$46,981	$101,421	-$54,440	A·B
AKAlaska	$57,505	$104,461	-$46,956	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$59,623	$105,131	-$45,508	A·B
LALouisiana	$51,065	$96,352	-$45,288	A·B
VAVirginia	$52,409	$96,897	-$44,488	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$49,344	$92,788	-$43,444	A·B
NENebraska	$50,418	$93,795	-$43,377	A·B
DEDelaware	$55,643	$98,164	-$42,521	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,917	$96,309	-$42,391	A·B
INIndiana	$56,410	$97,754	-$41,344	A·B
MOMissouri	$59,871	$100,804	-$40,933	A·B
IAIowa	$57,904	$97,988	-$40,084	A·B
IDIdaho	$53,436	$93,454	-$40,018	A·B
AZArizona	$62,379	$100,724	-$38,345	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,668	$89,022	-$37,354	A·B
NVNevada	$65,975	$102,479	-$36,504	A·B
FLFlorida	$61,930	$98,207	-$36,277	A·B
ALAlabama	$39,947	$75,504	-$35,557	A·B
HIHawaii	$76,599	$111,733	-$35,134	A·B
MNMinnesota	$64,339	$98,376	-$34,036	A·B
WIWisconsin	$62,387	$96,390	-$34,002	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$66,727	$100,532	-$33,804	A·B
MIMichigan	$62,701	$96,116	-$33,415	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,263	$90,227	-$32,964	A·B
KSKansas	$57,326	$90,177	-$32,850	A·B
ARArkansas	$45,956	$77,823	-$31,867	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$55,476	$86,686	-$31,210	A·B
OKOklahoma	$64,452	$95,295	-$30,843	A·B
TXTexas	$71,885	$102,042	-$30,157	A·B
OROregon	$70,392	$100,502	-$30,111	A·B
MSMississippi	$48,841	$78,544	-$29,703	A·B
KYKentucky	$53,165	$82,683	-$29,519	A·B
MTMontana	$66,907	$96,005	-$29,098	A·B
MDMaryland	$68,024	$96,842	-$28,818	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$65,738	$94,503	-$28,765	A·B
MEMaine	$64,823	$93,087	-$28,264	A·B
CTConnecticut	$71,966	$98,833	-$26,868	A·B
OHOhio	$69,215	$95,203	-$25,988	A·B
VTVermont	$74,505	$99,258	-$24,754	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$68,589	$92,680	-$24,091	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$75,402	$98,843	-$23,441	A·B
UTUtah	$74,263	$97,117	-$22,855	A·B
WAWashington	$98,043	$118,569	-$20,526	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$79,340	$98,966	-$19,626	A·B
RIRhode Island	$83,379	$102,925	-$19,546	A·B
NYNew York	$88,306	$107,636	-$19,330	A·B
ILIllinois	$70,882	$89,386	-$18,504	A·B
COColorado	$78,120	$96,331	-$18,211	A·B
CACalifornia	$92,264	$110,475	-$18,211	A·B
GAGeorgia	$74,958	$81,122	-$6,164	A·B