Pharmacist vs Accountant Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Pharmacist

$132,750

national median wage

$102,001/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $52,870 more nationally

Pharmacist leads in 51 states · Accountant leads in 0 states

Accountant

$79,880

national median wage

$65,026/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

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

State	Pharmacist	Accountant	Difference
AKAlaska	$110,667	$65,525	+$45,142	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$105,883	$64,153	+$41,730	A·B
WAWashington	$112,034	$71,681	+$40,354	A·B
WYWyoming	$96,997	$56,971	+$40,027	A·B
NVNevada	$99,731	$59,911	+$39,820	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$92,849	$53,475	+$39,374	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$95,157	$55,869	+$39,288	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,687	$57,533	+$39,154	A·B
MTMontana	$89,698	$51,923	+$37,775	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,364	$60,995	+$37,370	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,322	$56,018	+$37,304	A·B
INIndiana	$92,549	$55,392	+$37,158	A·B
OROregon	$95,917	$58,855	+$37,062	A·B
VTVermont	$94,586	$57,759	+$36,827	A·B
ALAlabama	$87,118	$50,780	+$36,338	A·B
AZArizona	$95,837	$59,609	+$36,228	A·B
IDIdaho	$88,693	$52,550	+$36,142	A·B
KYKentucky	$88,862	$52,728	+$36,134	A·B
TNTennessee	$94,256	$58,546	+$35,710	A·B
MSMississippi	$83,030	$47,476	+$35,554	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$88,842	$53,349	+$35,493	A·B
MDMaryland	$99,532	$64,207	+$35,325	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$64,260	+$35,274	A·B
MIMichigan	$93,828	$58,590	+$35,237	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$96,411	$61,268	+$35,143	A·B
OHOhio	$94,677	$59,555	+$35,122	A·B
IAIowa	$88,801	$53,876	+$34,924	A·B
NENebraska	$89,561	$54,687	+$34,874	A·B
MOMissouri	$90,659	$55,990	+$34,670	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,859	$50,300	+$34,558	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$85,013	$50,576	+$34,437	A·B
OKOklahoma	$87,058	$52,719	+$34,338	A·B
CACalifornia	$102,758	$68,529	+$34,229	A·B
KSKansas	$88,120	$53,978	+$34,142	A·B
MEMaine	$90,486	$56,380	+$34,106	A·B
UTUtah	$90,652	$56,901	+$33,750	A·B
TXTexas	$99,048	$65,441	+$33,607	A·B
COColorado	$95,958	$62,443	+$33,514	A·B
LALouisiana	$87,885	$54,438	+$33,447	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$61,924	+$33,141	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$87,767	$55,594	+$32,173	A·B
ILIllinois	$94,713	$62,683	+$32,030	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$66,763	+$31,764	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$90,650	$59,002	+$31,648	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$100,862	$69,534	+$31,328	A·B
DEDelaware	$94,280	$63,242	+$31,038	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,431	$70,074	+$30,357	A·B
GAGeorgia	$90,130	$60,404	+$29,727	A·B
VAVirginia	$94,312	$64,782	+$29,530	A·B
NYNew York	$101,119	$72,864	+$28,255	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$77,933	+$23,074	A·B