Electrician vs Pharmacist Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Electrician

$62,350

national median wage

$52,278/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $75,130 more nationally

Electrician leads in 0 states · Pharmacist leads in 51 states

Pharmacist

$137,480

national median wage

$105,234/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Electrician earns more after tax.

State	Electrician	Pharmacist	Difference
FLFlorida	$44,846	$103,853	-$59,007	A·B
COColorado	$50,046	$108,974	-$58,928	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$49,225	$107,086	-$57,861	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,145	$97,961	-$57,816	A·B
TXTexas	$47,915	$104,871	-$56,956	A·B
AKAlaska	$66,419	$122,813	-$56,395	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$51,989	$107,968	-$55,979	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,977	$99,304	-$55,328	A·B
ALAlabama	$41,943	$96,376	-$54,432	A·B
AZArizona	$48,888	$102,594	-$53,706	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$46,383	$99,904	-$53,521	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,624	$112,878	-$53,254	A·B
NVNevada	$54,367	$106,033	-$51,666	A·B
TNTennessee	$49,739	$101,003	-$51,264	A·B
IDIdaho	$48,566	$99,494	-$50,928	A·B
MSMississippi	$46,261	$96,810	-$50,550	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$46,653	$97,157	-$50,503	A·B
UTUtah	$48,818	$98,292	-$49,474	A·B
KYKentucky	$48,016	$97,472	-$49,456	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,855	$99,244	-$49,390	A·B
VAVirginia	$48,955	$98,136	-$49,181	A·B
INIndiana	$52,891	$101,999	-$49,108	A·B
NENebraska	$48,387	$97,048	-$48,662	A·B
GAGeorgia	$47,042	$95,513	-$48,471	A·B
VTVermont	$48,560	$96,932	-$48,372	A·B
OKOklahoma	$48,273	$96,323	-$48,050	A·B
OHOhio	$52,285	$100,241	-$47,956	A·B
LALouisiana	$48,659	$96,379	-$47,719	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,042	$102,544	-$47,502	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$52,721	$99,936	-$47,215	A·B
KSKansas	$49,210	$96,397	-$47,187	A·B
IAIowa	$50,926	$97,871	-$46,945	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$51,244	$97,178	-$45,933	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,175	$97,757	-$45,582	A·B
MNMinnesota	$62,102	$107,638	-$45,536	A·B
WYWyoming	$60,502	$105,227	-$44,725	A·B
MTMontana	$54,821	$98,670	-$43,849	A·B
MOMissouri	$56,346	$99,983	-$43,637	A·B
MEMaine	$53,145	$96,587	-$43,442	A·B
WIWisconsin	$59,057	$101,175	-$42,118	A·B
WAWashington	$76,739	$118,589	-$41,850	A·B
HIHawaii	$62,568	$104,292	-$41,724	A·B
MIMichigan	$57,122	$98,738	-$41,615	A·B
OROregon	$69,375	$108,680	-$39,304	A·B
RIRhode Island	$56,173	$94,282	-$38,109	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,758	$95,586	-$37,827	A·B
NYNew York	$59,737	$97,457	-$37,720	A·B
CTConnecticut	$59,378	$96,900	-$37,522	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,485	$98,958	-$36,474	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$62,715	$97,661	-$34,946	A·B
ILIllinois	$71,994	$97,559	-$25,564	A·B