Data Scientist vs Product 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)

Product Manager earns $17,410 more nationally

Data Scientist leads in 5 states · Product Manager leads in 46 states

Product Manager

$130,000

national median wage

$100,121/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	Product Manager	Difference
MSMississippi	$55,229	$95,253	-$40,024	A·B
LALouisiana	$56,718	$96,607	-$39,889	A·B
AKAlaska	$63,281	$100,121	-$36,840	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,306	$94,817	-$32,511	A·B
INIndiana	$65,509	$96,316	-$30,806	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$65,820	$95,082	-$29,262	A·B
MOMissouri	$65,944	$94,948	-$29,004	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$73,552	$100,121	-$26,569	A·B
NVNevada	$74,474	$100,121	-$25,647	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$68,327	$93,478	-$25,151	A·B
KYKentucky	$71,446	$95,689	-$24,243	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,253	$100,121	-$23,868	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$75,911	$98,845	-$22,935	A·B
MEMaine	$69,955	$92,322	-$22,367	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$72,420	$94,694	-$22,273	A·B
NENebraska	$73,019	$94,918	-$21,899	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$78,455	$100,121	-$21,666	A·B
IAIowa	$74,647	$95,793	-$21,145	A·B
OHOhio	$76,280	$97,328	-$21,049	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,830	$94,847	-$20,016	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,325	$96,130	-$19,805	A·B
WAWashington	$119,778	$100,121	+$19,657	A·B
WIWisconsin	$75,274	$94,612	-$19,338	A·B
GAGeorgia	$76,327	$93,997	-$17,670	A·B
TNTennessee	$82,486	$100,121	-$17,635	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,334	$95,235	-$16,900	A·B
FLFlorida	$83,274	$100,121	-$16,847	A·B
TXTexas	$83,781	$100,121	-$16,340	A·B
AZArizona	$81,208	$97,274	-$16,066	A·B
ALAlabama	$77,980	$93,886	-$15,906	A·B
COColorado	$79,775	$95,109	-$15,334	A·B
MTMontana	$79,329	$94,137	-$14,808	A·B
OROregon	$74,784	$89,321	-$14,537	A·B
IDIdaho	$80,809	$94,084	-$13,275	A·B
CTConnecticut	$80,839	$93,571	-$12,732	A·B
KSKansas	$81,084	$93,667	-$12,583	A·B
DEDelaware	$81,844	$92,779	-$10,935	A·B
ILIllinois	$83,197	$93,831	-$10,634	A·B
RIRhode Island	$85,472	$95,548	-$10,076	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$85,905	$95,443	-$9,538	A·B
UTUtah	$85,536	$94,314	-$8,778	A·B
MNMinnesota	$85,241	$92,749	-$7,508	A·B
VTVermont	$88,217	$94,001	-$5,784	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$96,301	$92,040	+$4,261	A·B
CACalifornia	$96,137	$92,122	+$4,015	A·B
HIHawaii	$88,053	$91,771	-$3,718	A·B
MDMaryland	$90,665	$94,251	-$3,586	A·B
NYNew York	$90,619	$93,491	-$2,873	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,000	$93,460	-$2,460	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$95,266	$93,841	+$1,425	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$94,259	$94,030	+$229	A·B