Operations Manager vs Software Developer 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)

Software Developer earns $30,130 more nationally

Operations Manager leads in 8 states · Software Developer leads in 43 states

Software Developer

$133,080

national median wage

$102,226/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	Software Developer	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$102,472	$70,576	+$31,896	A·B
CACalifornia	$89,311	$116,279	-$26,968	A·B
AZArizona	$70,298	$96,411	-$26,113	A·B
WAWashington	$100,285	$125,349	-$25,064	A·B
MOMissouri	$60,587	$84,969	-$24,382	A·B
NVNevada	$75,655	$99,458	-$23,803	A·B
UTUtah	$68,948	$92,648	-$23,700	A·B
VTVermont	$70,763	$94,446	-$23,683	A·B
NENebraska	$63,873	$86,146	-$22,273	A·B
OROregon	$70,151	$92,395	-$22,244	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,491	$73,351	-$21,860	A·B
TXTexas	$79,384	$100,463	-$21,079	A·B
MDMaryland	$78,284	$99,233	-$20,950	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$75,161	$96,086	-$20,925	A·B
IDIdaho	$59,434	$79,872	-$20,439	A·B
NYNew York	$93,485	$113,013	-$19,528	A·B
IAIowa	$63,094	$82,547	-$19,453	A·B
KYKentucky	$60,522	$79,942	-$19,420	A·B
GAGeorgia	$74,482	$93,315	-$18,832	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$114,346	$95,654	+$18,691	A·B
FLFlorida	$79,708	$97,763	-$18,055	A·B
MNMinnesota	$71,444	$89,444	-$18,000	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,464	$80,112	-$17,648	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$84,147	$101,775	-$17,628	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,310	$92,417	-$17,107	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$89,945	$106,840	-$16,895	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$76,379	$92,043	-$15,664	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$62,414	$77,525	-$15,111	A·B
KSKansas	$65,073	$78,713	-$13,641	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$75,742	$89,238	-$13,496	A·B
WYWyoming	$75,592	$88,037	-$12,445	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,420	$95,517	+$10,902	A·B
MEMaine	$71,465	$82,247	-$10,782	A·B
TNTennessee	$81,185	$91,379	-$10,194	A·B
MTMontana	$65,341	$75,014	-$9,673	A·B
HIHawaii	$76,348	$85,585	-$9,237	A·B
OHOhio	$73,826	$82,411	-$8,585	A·B
VAVirginia	$88,152	$96,258	-$8,106	A·B
WIWisconsin	$83,828	$77,446	+$6,381	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$73,912	$79,929	-$6,017	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,956	$80,350	-$5,394	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,582	$82,954	-$4,372	A·B
RIRhode Island	$90,485	$94,696	-$4,210	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$73,900	$77,497	-$3,598	A·B
INIndiana	$81,928	$78,666	+$3,262	A·B
COColorado	$95,327	$98,013	-$2,686	A·B
MSMississippi	$67,742	$66,528	+$1,214	A·B
DEDelaware	$97,040	$95,966	+$1,074	A·B
AKAlaska	$93,581	$92,969	+$612	A·B
CTConnecticut	$93,714	$94,113	-$399	A·B
LALouisiana	$77,954	$78,109	-$155	A·B