Data Scientist vs Physician (General Practice) 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)

Physician (General Practice) earns $125,790 more nationally

Data Scientist leads in 1 states · Physician (General Practice) leads in 50 states

Physician (General Practice)

$238,380

national median wage

$175,553/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	Physician (General Practice)	Difference
AKAlaska	$63,281	$176,092	-$112,811	A·B
LALouisiana	$56,718	$169,302	-$112,584	A·B
MSMississippi	$55,229	$162,158	-$106,929	A·B
INIndiana	$65,509	$169,065	-$103,556	A·B
NVNevada	$74,474	$175,553	-$101,080	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,253	$176,092	-$99,838	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$65,820	$165,571	-$99,751	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$78,455	$175,547	-$97,092	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$75,911	$172,687	-$96,776	A·B
KYKentucky	$71,446	$167,837	-$96,392	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$68,327	$161,555	-$93,228	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$72,420	$165,401	-$92,981	A·B
IAIowa	$74,647	$167,614	-$92,967	A·B
NENebraska	$73,019	$165,920	-$92,901	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,325	$168,748	-$92,423	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,306	$153,656	-$91,350	A·B
WIWisconsin	$75,274	$164,795	-$89,521	A·B
AZArizona	$81,208	$170,514	-$89,307	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$73,552	$161,786	-$88,234	A·B
GAGeorgia	$76,327	$164,300	-$87,974	A·B
TNTennessee	$82,486	$169,428	-$86,942	A·B
COColorado	$79,775	$166,275	-$86,500	A·B
MOMissouri	$65,944	$152,179	-$86,235	A·B
TXTexas	$83,781	$169,107	-$85,326	A·B
MTMontana	$79,329	$163,938	-$84,609	A·B
IDIdaho	$80,809	$164,268	-$83,459	A·B
OHOhio	$76,280	$158,597	-$82,317	A·B
KSKansas	$81,084	$162,343	-$81,259	A·B
FLFlorida	$83,274	$163,815	-$80,541	A·B
UTUtah	$85,536	$165,371	-$79,835	A·B
OROregon	$74,784	$154,481	-$79,697	A·B
MEMaine	$69,955	$149,598	-$79,643	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,830	$154,382	-$79,551	A·B
DEDelaware	$81,844	$159,630	-$77,785	A·B
MNMinnesota	$85,241	$159,733	-$74,492	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$85,905	$159,725	-$73,820	A·B
MDMaryland	$90,665	$164,286	-$73,621	A·B
VTVermont	$88,217	$158,193	-$69,976	A·B
ILIllinois	$83,197	$152,900	-$69,702	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$95,266	$164,352	-$69,085	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$94,259	$163,045	-$68,785	A·B
RIRhode Island	$85,472	$152,039	-$66,568	A·B
CACalifornia	$96,137	$157,937	-$61,800	A·B
HIHawaii	$88,053	$149,492	-$61,439	A·B
ALAlabama	$77,980	$138,448	-$60,467	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,000	$151,352	-$60,352	A·B
NYNew York	$90,619	$148,187	-$57,569	A·B
WAWashington	$119,778	$176,092	-$56,313	A·B
CTConnecticut	$80,839	$136,916	-$56,076	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$96,301	$143,254	-$46,953	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,334	$50,038	+$28,296	A·B