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

$137,480

national median wage

$105,234/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $55,800 more nationally

Pharmacist leads in 51 states · Accountant leads in 0 states

Accountant

$81,680

national median wage

$66,292/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	$122,813	$66,482	+$56,331	A·B
HIHawaii	$104,292	$52,917	+$51,375	A·B
OROregon	$108,680	$59,402	+$49,277	A·B
IDIdaho	$99,494	$51,696	+$47,798	A·B
ARArkansas	$97,961	$51,429	+$46,532	A·B
MNMinnesota	$107,638	$61,892	+$45,746	A·B
MSMississippi	$96,810	$51,506	+$45,304	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$107,086	$63,218	+$43,868	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$102,544	$59,460	+$43,083	A·B
NVNevada	$106,033	$63,858	+$42,176	A·B
MOMissouri	$99,983	$57,830	+$42,153	A·B
WAWashington	$118,589	$76,493	+$42,097	A·B
WYWyoming	$105,227	$63,281	+$41,946	A·B
NENebraska	$97,048	$55,588	+$41,460	A·B
CACalifornia	$112,878	$71,749	+$41,129	A·B
INIndiana	$101,999	$61,034	+$40,965	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$107,968	$67,101	+$40,867	A·B
ALAlabama	$96,376	$55,539	+$40,836	A·B
MTMontana	$98,670	$58,328	+$40,342	A·B
LALouisiana	$96,379	$56,051	+$40,327	A·B
KYKentucky	$97,472	$57,227	+$40,245	A·B
WIWisconsin	$101,175	$61,047	+$40,128	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$97,157	$57,078	+$40,078	A·B
COColorado	$108,974	$68,913	+$40,061	A·B
AZArizona	$102,594	$62,576	+$40,018	A·B
UTUtah	$98,292	$58,327	+$39,966	A·B
FLFlorida	$103,853	$64,034	+$39,819	A·B
TXTexas	$104,871	$65,110	+$39,761	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$99,904	$60,822	+$39,082	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$99,936	$60,858	+$39,078	A·B
TNTennessee	$101,003	$61,944	+$39,058	A·B
IAIowa	$97,871	$58,882	+$38,990	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$97,178	$58,501	+$38,676	A·B
MIMichigan	$98,738	$60,454	+$38,284	A·B
OHOhio	$100,241	$62,097	+$38,144	A·B
KSKansas	$96,397	$59,114	+$37,283	A·B
MEMaine	$96,587	$59,416	+$37,171	A·B
ILIllinois	$97,559	$60,837	+$36,722	A·B
VTVermont	$96,932	$60,371	+$36,560	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$99,304	$62,752	+$36,552	A·B
OKOklahoma	$96,323	$59,961	+$36,362	A·B
DEDelaware	$99,244	$63,975	+$35,269	A·B
VAVirginia	$98,136	$64,031	+$34,105	A·B
GAGeorgia	$95,513	$61,646	+$33,867	A·B
MDMaryland	$97,757	$64,881	+$32,875	A·B
CTConnecticut	$96,900	$67,705	+$29,195	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$97,661	$72,165	+$25,496	A·B
RIRhode Island	$94,282	$69,414	+$24,869	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$98,958	$75,523	+$23,436	A·B
NYNew York	$97,457	$75,467	+$21,989	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$95,586	$75,857	+$19,728	A·B