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

$102,950

national median wage

$81,255/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Data Scientist earns $9,640 more nationally

Operations Manager leads in 22 states · Data Scientist leads in 29 states

Data Scientist

$112,590

national median wage

$88,037/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
AKAlaska	$93,581	$63,281	+$30,300	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$102,472	$73,552	+$28,920	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,491	$78,334	-$26,844	A·B
IDIdaho	$59,434	$80,809	-$21,375	A·B
LALouisiana	$77,954	$56,718	+$21,235	A·B
WAWashington	$100,285	$119,778	-$19,493	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$114,346	$96,301	+$18,045	A·B
VTVermont	$70,763	$88,217	-$17,455	A·B
UTUtah	$68,948	$85,536	-$16,588	A·B
INIndiana	$81,928	$65,509	+$16,419	A·B
KSKansas	$65,073	$81,084	-$16,011	A·B
COColorado	$95,327	$79,775	+$15,552	A·B
DEDelaware	$97,040	$81,844	+$15,196	A·B
MTMontana	$65,341	$79,329	-$13,988	A·B
MNMinnesota	$71,444	$85,241	-$13,797	A·B
CTConnecticut	$93,714	$80,839	+$12,875	A·B
MSMississippi	$67,742	$55,229	+$12,514	A·B
MDMaryland	$78,284	$90,665	-$12,382	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,420	$94,259	+$12,160	A·B
HIHawaii	$76,348	$88,053	-$11,705	A·B
IAIowa	$63,094	$74,647	-$11,553	A·B
KYKentucky	$60,522	$71,446	-$10,923	A·B
AZArizona	$70,298	$81,208	-$10,910	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$75,161	$85,905	-$10,744	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$62,414	$72,420	-$10,006	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$75,742	$65,820	+$9,922	A·B
NENebraska	$63,873	$73,019	-$9,146	A·B
WIWisconsin	$83,828	$75,274	+$8,554	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,310	$83,197	-$7,887	A·B
CACalifornia	$89,311	$96,137	-$6,826	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$84,147	$78,455	+$5,691	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$73,912	$68,327	+$5,586	A·B
MOMissouri	$60,587	$65,944	-$5,357	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$89,945	$95,266	-$5,321	A·B
RIRhode Island	$90,485	$85,472	+$5,014	A·B
OROregon	$70,151	$74,784	-$4,632	A·B
TXTexas	$79,384	$83,781	-$4,397	A·B
FLFlorida	$79,708	$83,274	-$3,567	A·B
NYNew York	$93,485	$90,619	+$2,866	A·B
VAVirginia	$88,152	$91,000	-$2,847	A·B
OHOhio	$73,826	$76,280	-$2,454	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$73,900	$75,911	-$2,011	A·B
GAGeorgia	$74,482	$76,327	-$1,844	A·B
MEMaine	$71,465	$69,955	+$1,510	A·B
TNTennessee	$81,185	$82,486	-$1,301	A·B
NVNevada	$75,655	$74,474	+$1,182	A·B
WYWyoming	$75,592	$76,253	-$661	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,582	$77,980	+$601	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,464	$62,306	+$158	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,956	$74,830	+$126	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,379	$76,325	+$54	A·B