UX Designer vs Real Estate Agent 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 $41,770 more nationally

UX Designer leads in 49 states · Real Estate Agent leads in 2 states

Real Estate Agent

$56,320

national median wage

$47,433/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	Real Estate Agent	Difference
CACalifornia	$92,264	$50,396	+$41,868	A·B
HIHawaii	$76,599	$37,891	+$38,708	A·B
RIRhode Island	$83,379	$45,279	+$38,100	A·B
WAWashington	$98,043	$62,985	+$35,058	A·B
CTConnecticut	$71,966	$37,071	+$34,895	A·B
OROregon	$70,392	$37,166	+$33,226	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$68,589	$35,852	+$32,737	A·B
OHOhio	$69,215	$36,998	+$32,218	A·B
UTUtah	$74,263	$44,229	+$30,033	A·B
ILIllinois	$70,882	$40,937	+$29,945	A·B
GAGeorgia	$74,958	$45,035	+$29,923	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$75,402	$45,898	+$29,504	A·B
TXTexas	$71,885	$42,476	+$29,409	A·B
COColorado	$78,120	$49,742	+$28,378	A·B
MDMaryland	$68,024	$40,170	+$27,854	A·B
MOMissouri	$59,871	$32,553	+$27,319	A·B
IAIowa	$57,904	$30,671	+$27,232	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$65,738	$39,219	+$26,519	A·B
MNMinnesota	$64,339	$38,736	+$25,603	A·B
NVNevada	$65,975	$42,347	+$23,628	A·B
IDIdaho	$53,436	$30,869	+$22,567	A·B
WIWisconsin	$62,387	$40,541	+$21,846	A·B
KSKansas	$57,326	$36,095	+$21,231	A·B
MTMontana	$66,907	$45,808	+$21,099	A·B
KYKentucky	$53,165	$32,477	+$20,688	A·B
FLFlorida	$61,930	$42,467	+$19,463	A·B
OKOklahoma	$64,452	$45,444	+$19,008	A·B
AZArizona	$62,379	$44,131	+$18,248	A·B
MIMichigan	$62,701	$44,742	+$17,959	A·B
LALouisiana	$51,065	$33,382	+$17,682	A·B
MEMaine	$64,823	$47,514	+$17,309	A·B
DEDelaware	$55,643	$38,994	+$16,650	A·B
NYNew York	$88,306	$72,670	+$15,636	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$46,981	$62,378	-$15,397	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$55,476	$40,505	+$14,971	A·B
INIndiana	$56,410	$41,676	+$14,734	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$79,340	$64,709	+$14,632	A·B
ARArkansas	$45,956	$31,759	+$14,197	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$66,727	$53,603	+$13,124	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$59,623	$46,871	+$12,752	A·B
AKAlaska	$57,505	$69,190	-$11,685	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,263	$46,477	+$10,786	A·B
NENebraska	$50,418	$39,692	+$10,726	A·B
VTVermont	$74,505	$63,967	+$10,538	A·B
MSMississippi	$48,841	$41,038	+$7,803	A·B
WYWyoming	$43,416	$36,763	+$6,653	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$49,344	$43,594	+$5,750	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,668	$47,433	+$4,234	A·B
VAVirginia	$52,409	$49,089	+$3,320	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,917	$51,860	+$2,057	A·B
ALAlabama	$39,947	$39,171	+$776	A·B