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

$108,020

national median wage

$84,822/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Data Scientist earns $6,150 more nationally

Data Scientist leads in 43 states · Operations Manager leads in 8 states

Operations Manager

$101,870

national median wage

$80,496/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
DCWashington D.C.	$92,029	$103,047	-$11,018	A·B
WAWashington	$105,883	$96,594	+$9,289	A·B
UTUtah	$77,564	$70,606	+$6,958	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$78,171	$71,856	+$6,315	A·B
CACalifornia	$96,263	$90,009	+$6,253	A·B
OROregon	$81,068	$75,777	+$5,291	A·B
TXTexas	$86,518	$81,881	+$4,636	A·B
COColorado	$85,598	$81,252	+$4,346	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$69,207	$64,894	+$4,313	A·B
IDIdaho	$69,340	$65,087	+$4,254	A·B
MTMontana	$67,193	$62,945	+$4,247	A·B
NYNew York	$90,520	$94,516	-$3,997	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$84,407	$80,474	+$3,933	A·B
AZArizona	$77,650	$73,857	+$3,793	A·B
OHOhio	$75,465	$71,687	+$3,778	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$92,626	$89,085	+$3,541	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$67,523	$64,294	+$3,229	A·B
MOMissouri	$72,338	$69,329	+$3,009	A·B
ALAlabama	$64,899	$61,899	+$3,000	A·B
WIWisconsin	$73,289	$70,303	+$2,986	A·B
NENebraska	$70,240	$67,279	+$2,961	A·B
MEMaine	$68,459	$65,558	+$2,901	A·B
INIndiana	$71,066	$68,650	+$2,416	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$78,418	$76,002	+$2,415	A·B
KYKentucky	$67,630	$65,248	+$2,382	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,791	$72,418	+$2,373	A·B
ARArkansas	$61,881	$59,524	+$2,357	A·B
MSMississippi	$60,053	$57,696	+$2,357	A·B
OKOklahoma	$66,066	$63,711	+$2,355	A·B
ILIllinois	$79,863	$77,515	+$2,348	A·B
GAGeorgia	$75,267	$72,939	+$2,328	A·B
VTVermont	$72,562	$70,273	+$2,289	A·B
FLFlorida	$77,372	$75,550	+$1,822	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$60,878	$59,189	+$1,689	A·B
KSKansas	$68,078	$66,404	+$1,674	A·B
IAIowa	$66,832	$65,158	+$1,674	A·B
VAVirginia	$84,815	$83,142	+$1,673	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$68,582	$66,926	+$1,656	A·B
CTConnecticut	$82,772	$84,323	-$1,551	A·B
TNTennessee	$73,855	$72,736	+$1,119	A·B
MDMaryland	$85,507	$84,468	+$1,039	A·B
NVNevada	$76,669	$76,253	+$415	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$69,272	$68,869	+$403	A·B
LALouisiana	$64,750	$64,360	+$390	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$88,647	$88,270	+$377	A·B
MNMinnesota	$78,879	$78,504	+$375	A·B
AKAlaska	$77,372	$77,660	-$288	A·B
WYWyoming	$68,227	$68,515	-$288	A·B
RIRhode Island	$78,835	$79,104	-$269	A·B
DEDelaware	$77,917	$78,179	-$261	A·B
HIHawaii	$71,598	$71,853	-$255	A·B