Accountant vs Pharmacist Salary After Tax (2026)

Side-by-side take-home pay comparison across all 50 states. Single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax rates.

Accountant

$79,880

national median wage

$65,026/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $52,870 more nationally

Accountant leads in 0 states · Pharmacist leads in 51 states

Pharmacist

$132,750

national median wage

$102,001/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Accountant earns more after tax.

State	Accountant	Pharmacist	Difference
AKAlaska	$65,525	$110,667	-$45,142	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$64,153	$105,883	-$41,730	A·B
WAWashington	$71,681	$112,034	-$40,354	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,971	$96,997	-$40,027	A·B
NVNevada	$59,911	$99,731	-$39,820	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$53,475	$92,849	-$39,374	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,869	$95,157	-$39,288	A·B
HIHawaii	$57,533	$96,687	-$39,154	A·B
MTMontana	$51,923	$89,698	-$37,775	A·B
FLFlorida	$60,995	$98,364	-$37,370	A·B
WIWisconsin	$56,018	$93,322	-$37,304	A·B
INIndiana	$55,392	$92,549	-$37,158	A·B
OROregon	$58,855	$95,917	-$37,062	A·B
VTVermont	$57,759	$94,586	-$36,827	A·B
ALAlabama	$50,780	$87,118	-$36,338	A·B
AZArizona	$59,609	$95,837	-$36,228	A·B
IDIdaho	$52,550	$88,693	-$36,142	A·B
KYKentucky	$52,728	$88,862	-$36,134	A·B
TNTennessee	$58,546	$94,256	-$35,710	A·B
MSMississippi	$47,476	$83,030	-$35,554	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$53,349	$88,842	-$35,493	A·B
MDMaryland	$64,207	$99,532	-$35,325	A·B
RIRhode Island	$64,260	$99,534	-$35,274	A·B
MIMichigan	$58,590	$93,828	-$35,237	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$61,268	$96,411	-$35,143	A·B
OHOhio	$59,555	$94,677	-$35,122	A·B
IAIowa	$53,876	$88,801	-$34,924	A·B
NENebraska	$54,687	$89,561	-$34,874	A·B
MOMissouri	$55,990	$90,659	-$34,670	A·B
ARArkansas	$50,300	$84,859	-$34,558	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$50,576	$85,013	-$34,437	A·B
OKOklahoma	$52,719	$87,058	-$34,338	A·B
CACalifornia	$68,529	$102,758	-$34,229	A·B
KSKansas	$53,978	$88,120	-$34,142	A·B
MEMaine	$56,380	$90,486	-$34,106	A·B
UTUtah	$56,901	$90,652	-$33,750	A·B
TXTexas	$65,441	$99,048	-$33,607	A·B
COColorado	$62,443	$95,958	-$33,514	A·B
LALouisiana	$54,438	$87,885	-$33,447	A·B
MNMinnesota	$61,924	$95,065	-$33,141	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$55,594	$87,767	-$32,173	A·B
ILIllinois	$62,683	$94,713	-$32,030	A·B
CTConnecticut	$66,763	$98,527	-$31,764	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$59,002	$90,650	-$31,648	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$69,534	$100,862	-$31,328	A·B
DEDelaware	$63,242	$94,280	-$31,038	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$70,074	$100,431	-$30,357	A·B
GAGeorgia	$60,404	$90,130	-$29,727	A·B
VAVirginia	$64,782	$94,312	-$29,530	A·B
NYNew York	$72,864	$101,119	-$28,255	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$77,933	$101,007	-$23,074	A·B