Data Scientist vs Human Resources Manager Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Data Scientist

$112,590

national median wage

$88,037/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Human Resources Manager earns $27,440 more nationally

Data Scientist leads in 2 states · Human Resources Manager leads in 49 states

Human Resources Manager

$140,030

national median wage

$106,977/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Data Scientist earns more after tax.

State	Data Scientist	Human Resources Manager	Difference
RIRhode Island	$85,472	$118,050	-$32,578	A·B
AKAlaska	$63,281	$95,036	-$31,755	A·B
COColorado	$79,775	$110,777	-$31,002	A·B
MOMissouri	$65,944	$95,718	-$29,774	A·B
NYNew York	$90,619	$119,371	-$28,752	A·B
INIndiana	$65,509	$93,961	-$28,452	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$95,266	$123,305	-$28,039	A·B
CTConnecticut	$80,839	$105,611	-$24,772	A·B
LALouisiana	$56,718	$79,550	-$22,832	A·B
GAGeorgia	$76,327	$99,081	-$22,755	A·B
MSMississippi	$55,229	$77,602	-$22,373	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$96,301	$118,613	-$22,312	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,000	$113,298	-$22,298	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$94,259	$116,386	-$22,127	A·B
WIWisconsin	$75,274	$96,465	-$21,192	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,830	$96,007	-$21,177	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$65,820	$86,921	-$21,101	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$75,911	$96,979	-$21,069	A·B
MNMinnesota	$85,241	$106,210	-$20,970	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$78,455	$99,403	-$20,948	A·B
OHOhio	$76,280	$96,882	-$20,603	A·B
DEDelaware	$81,844	$102,431	-$20,586	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,325	$96,672	-$20,347	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,306	$81,804	-$19,498	A·B
CACalifornia	$96,137	$115,234	-$19,097	A·B
NENebraska	$73,019	$91,721	-$18,702	A·B
MEMaine	$69,955	$88,564	-$18,609	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$68,327	$86,409	-$18,082	A·B
OROregon	$74,784	$92,699	-$17,916	A·B
TXTexas	$83,781	$101,303	-$17,523	A·B
MDMaryland	$90,665	$107,140	-$16,475	A·B
AZArizona	$81,208	$97,497	-$16,290	A·B
IAIowa	$74,647	$90,758	-$16,110	A·B
TNTennessee	$82,486	$96,628	-$14,142	A·B
KYKentucky	$71,446	$84,983	-$13,537	A·B
FLFlorida	$83,274	$96,669	-$13,395	A·B
ILIllinois	$83,197	$96,570	-$13,372	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,253	$88,959	-$12,705	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$85,905	$98,127	-$12,222	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$73,552	$85,582	-$12,030	A·B
KSKansas	$81,084	$91,501	-$10,417	A·B
UTUtah	$85,536	$94,998	-$9,462	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$72,420	$80,873	-$8,453	A·B
NVNevada	$74,474	$81,804	-$7,330	A·B
WAWashington	$119,778	$127,058	-$7,279	A·B
IDIdaho	$80,809	$85,785	-$4,976	A·B
HIHawaii	$88,053	$84,443	+$3,610	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,334	$75,304	+$3,030	A·B
ALAlabama	$77,980	$81,000	-$3,019	A·B
VTVermont	$88,217	$90,506	-$2,289	A·B
MTMontana	$79,329	$80,306	-$977	A·B