Pharmacist 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.

Pharmacist

$137,480

national median wage

$105,234/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $24,890 more nationally

Pharmacist leads in 50 states · Data Scientist leads in 1 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 = Pharmacist earns more after tax.

State	Pharmacist	Data Scientist	Difference
AKAlaska	$122,813	$63,281	+$59,532	A·B
MSMississippi	$96,810	$55,229	+$41,581	A·B
LALouisiana	$96,379	$56,718	+$39,660	A·B
INIndiana	$101,999	$65,509	+$36,490	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$99,904	$65,820	+$34,085	A·B
MOMissouri	$99,983	$65,944	+$34,039	A·B
OKOklahoma	$96,323	$62,306	+$34,018	A·B
OROregon	$108,680	$74,784	+$33,896	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$107,086	$73,552	+$33,534	A·B
NVNevada	$106,033	$74,474	+$31,560	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$107,968	$78,455	+$29,512	A·B
COColorado	$108,974	$79,775	+$29,199	A·B
WYWyoming	$105,227	$76,253	+$28,973	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$97,157	$68,327	+$28,830	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$102,544	$75,911	+$26,633	A·B
MEMaine	$96,587	$69,955	+$26,632	A·B
KYKentucky	$97,472	$71,446	+$26,026	A·B
WIWisconsin	$101,175	$75,274	+$25,901	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$97,178	$72,420	+$24,757	A·B
NENebraska	$97,048	$73,019	+$24,030	A·B
OHOhio	$100,241	$76,280	+$23,962	A·B
MIMichigan	$98,738	$74,830	+$23,907	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$99,936	$76,325	+$23,611	A·B
IAIowa	$97,871	$74,647	+$23,224	A·B
MNMinnesota	$107,638	$85,241	+$22,397	A·B
AZArizona	$102,594	$81,208	+$21,386	A·B
TXTexas	$104,871	$83,781	+$21,090	A·B
FLFlorida	$103,853	$83,274	+$20,579	A·B
ARArkansas	$97,961	$78,334	+$19,627	A·B
MTMontana	$98,670	$79,329	+$19,341	A·B
GAGeorgia	$95,513	$76,327	+$19,186	A·B
IDIdaho	$99,494	$80,809	+$18,685	A·B
TNTennessee	$101,003	$82,486	+$18,516	A·B
ALAlabama	$96,376	$77,980	+$18,395	A·B
DEDelaware	$99,244	$81,844	+$17,400	A·B
CACalifornia	$112,878	$96,137	+$16,741	A·B
HIHawaii	$104,292	$88,053	+$16,239	A·B
CTConnecticut	$96,900	$80,839	+$16,061	A·B
KSKansas	$96,397	$81,084	+$15,313	A·B
ILIllinois	$97,559	$83,197	+$14,361	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$99,304	$85,905	+$13,399	A·B
UTUtah	$98,292	$85,536	+$12,756	A·B
RIRhode Island	$94,282	$85,472	+$8,811	A·B
VTVermont	$96,932	$88,217	+$8,714	A·B
VAVirginia	$98,136	$91,000	+$7,136	A·B
MDMaryland	$97,757	$90,665	+$7,092	A·B
NYNew York	$97,457	$90,619	+$6,838	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$98,958	$96,301	+$2,657	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$97,661	$95,266	+$2,395	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$95,586	$94,259	+$1,326	A·B
WAWashington	$118,589	$119,778	-$1,189	A·B