UX Designer vs Police Officer 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 $21,800 more nationally

UX Designer leads in 37 states · Police Officer leads in 14 states

Police Officer

$76,290

national median wage

$62,500/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	Police Officer	Difference
GAGeorgia	$74,958	$45,155	+$29,803	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$75,402	$50,631	+$24,771	A·B
VTVermont	$74,505	$51,612	+$22,893	A·B
RIRhode Island	$83,379	$60,915	+$22,464	A·B
AKAlaska	$57,505	$79,391	-$21,886	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$79,340	$60,422	+$18,919	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$65,738	$47,000	+$18,738	A·B
NYNew York	$88,306	$69,841	+$18,465	A·B
OKOklahoma	$64,452	$46,233	+$18,219	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$49,344	$66,926	-$17,582	A·B
WAWashington	$98,043	$81,037	+$17,006	A·B
UTUtah	$74,263	$59,716	+$14,546	A·B
MEMaine	$64,823	$51,445	+$13,378	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,263	$44,215	+$13,048	A·B
KSKansas	$57,326	$45,307	+$12,019	A·B
MSMississippi	$48,841	$37,335	+$11,506	A·B
MTMontana	$66,907	$55,423	+$11,484	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,416	$54,552	-$11,137	A·B
MOMissouri	$59,871	$49,052	+$10,819	A·B
HIHawaii	$76,599	$66,452	+$10,147	A·B
LALouisiana	$51,065	$41,690	+$9,375	A·B
TXTexas	$71,885	$62,542	+$9,342	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$55,476	$46,475	+$9,001	A·B
CACalifornia	$92,264	$83,373	+$8,891	A·B
CTConnecticut	$71,966	$63,289	+$8,677	A·B
MDMaryland	$68,024	$59,994	+$8,029	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,917	$61,752	-$7,834	A·B
OHOhio	$69,215	$61,698	+$7,517	A·B
DEDelaware	$55,643	$63,127	-$7,484	A·B
ARArkansas	$45,956	$39,129	+$6,827	A·B
OROregon	$70,392	$63,720	+$6,671	A·B
NENebraska	$50,418	$57,023	-$6,605	A·B
COColorado	$78,120	$72,916	+$5,203	A·B
KYKentucky	$53,165	$48,584	+$4,580	A·B
ILIllinois	$70,882	$75,375	-$4,493	A·B
MIMichigan	$62,701	$58,272	+$4,429	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$46,981	$51,262	-$4,282	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$59,623	$56,401	+$3,222	A·B
ALAlabama	$39,947	$43,021	-$3,074	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$68,589	$66,431	+$2,159	A·B
NVNevada	$65,975	$64,174	+$1,801	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,668	$49,916	+$1,752	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$66,727	$67,981	-$1,254	A·B
MNMinnesota	$64,339	$63,297	+$1,042	A·B
VAVirginia	$52,409	$51,566	+$843	A·B
WIWisconsin	$62,387	$61,587	+$800	A·B
IDIdaho	$53,436	$52,679	+$757	A·B
IAIowa	$57,904	$58,622	-$719	A·B
AZArizona	$62,379	$63,085	-$706	A·B
INIndiana	$56,410	$57,077	-$667	A·B
FLFlorida	$61,930	$62,430	-$499	A·B