Operations Manager vs Data Scientist Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Operations Manager

$101,870

national median wage

$80,496/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Data Scientist earns $6,150 more nationally

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

Data Scientist

$108,020

national median wage

$84,822/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Operations Manager earns more after tax.

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