Data Scientist vs Operations 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)

Data Scientist earns $9,640 more nationally

Data Scientist leads in 29 states · Operations Manager leads in 22 states

Operations Manager

$102,950

national median wage

$81,255/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	Operations Manager	Difference
AKAlaska	$63,281	$93,581	-$30,300	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$73,552	$102,472	-$28,920	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,334	$51,491	+$26,844	A·B
IDIdaho	$80,809	$59,434	+$21,375	A·B
LALouisiana	$56,718	$77,954	-$21,235	A·B
WAWashington	$119,778	$100,285	+$19,493	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$96,301	$114,346	-$18,045	A·B
VTVermont	$88,217	$70,763	+$17,455	A·B
UTUtah	$85,536	$68,948	+$16,588	A·B
INIndiana	$65,509	$81,928	-$16,419	A·B
KSKansas	$81,084	$65,073	+$16,011	A·B
COColorado	$79,775	$95,327	-$15,552	A·B
DEDelaware	$81,844	$97,040	-$15,196	A·B
MTMontana	$79,329	$65,341	+$13,988	A·B
MNMinnesota	$85,241	$71,444	+$13,797	A·B
CTConnecticut	$80,839	$93,714	-$12,875	A·B
MSMississippi	$55,229	$67,742	-$12,514	A·B
MDMaryland	$90,665	$78,284	+$12,382	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$94,259	$106,420	-$12,160	A·B
HIHawaii	$88,053	$76,348	+$11,705	A·B
IAIowa	$74,647	$63,094	+$11,553	A·B
KYKentucky	$71,446	$60,522	+$10,923	A·B
AZArizona	$81,208	$70,298	+$10,910	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$85,905	$75,161	+$10,744	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$72,420	$62,414	+$10,006	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$65,820	$75,742	-$9,922	A·B
NENebraska	$73,019	$63,873	+$9,146	A·B
WIWisconsin	$75,274	$83,828	-$8,554	A·B
ILIllinois	$83,197	$75,310	+$7,887	A·B
CACalifornia	$96,137	$89,311	+$6,826	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$78,455	$84,147	-$5,691	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$68,327	$73,912	-$5,586	A·B
MOMissouri	$65,944	$60,587	+$5,357	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$95,266	$89,945	+$5,321	A·B
RIRhode Island	$85,472	$90,485	-$5,014	A·B
OROregon	$74,784	$70,151	+$4,632	A·B
TXTexas	$83,781	$79,384	+$4,397	A·B
FLFlorida	$83,274	$79,708	+$3,567	A·B
NYNew York	$90,619	$93,485	-$2,866	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,000	$88,152	+$2,847	A·B
OHOhio	$76,280	$73,826	+$2,454	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$75,911	$73,900	+$2,011	A·B
GAGeorgia	$76,327	$74,482	+$1,844	A·B
MEMaine	$69,955	$71,465	-$1,510	A·B
TNTennessee	$82,486	$81,185	+$1,301	A·B
NVNevada	$74,474	$75,655	-$1,182	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,253	$75,592	+$661	A·B
ALAlabama	$77,980	$78,582	-$601	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,306	$62,464	-$158	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,830	$74,956	-$126	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,325	$76,379	-$54	A·B