Pharmacist vs Physician Assistant 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 $4,220 more nationally

Pharmacist leads in 41 states · Physician Assistant leads in 10 states

Physician Assistant

$133,260

national median wage

$102,349/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	Physician Assistant	Difference
ALAlabama	$96,376	$75,504	+$20,872	A·B
ARArkansas	$97,961	$77,823	+$20,138	A·B
AKAlaska	$122,813	$104,461	+$18,352	A·B
MSMississippi	$96,810	$78,544	+$18,266	A·B
KYKentucky	$97,472	$82,683	+$14,789	A·B
GAGeorgia	$95,513	$81,122	+$14,390	A·B
COColorado	$108,974	$96,331	+$12,643	A·B
TNTennessee	$101,003	$89,022	+$11,981	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$97,157	$86,686	+$10,471	A·B
NYNew York	$97,457	$107,636	-$10,179	A·B
MNMinnesota	$107,638	$98,376	+$9,263	A·B
RIRhode Island	$94,282	$102,925	-$8,643	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$107,086	$98,843	+$8,243	A·B
OROregon	$108,680	$100,502	+$8,177	A·B
ILIllinois	$97,559	$89,386	+$8,172	A·B
HIHawaii	$104,292	$111,733	-$7,441	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$99,936	$92,788	+$7,148	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$97,178	$90,227	+$6,950	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$98,958	$92,680	+$6,278	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$102,544	$96,309	+$6,235	A·B
KSKansas	$96,397	$90,177	+$6,221	A·B
IDIdaho	$99,494	$93,454	+$6,040	A·B
FLFlorida	$103,853	$98,207	+$5,646	A·B
OHOhio	$100,241	$95,203	+$5,038	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$95,586	$100,532	-$4,946	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$99,304	$94,503	+$4,801	A·B
WIWisconsin	$101,175	$96,390	+$4,785	A·B
INIndiana	$101,999	$97,754	+$4,244	A·B
NVNevada	$106,033	$102,479	+$3,554	A·B
MEMaine	$96,587	$93,087	+$3,501	A·B
NENebraska	$97,048	$93,795	+$3,254	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$107,968	$105,131	+$2,837	A·B
TXTexas	$104,871	$102,042	+$2,830	A·B
WYWyoming	$105,227	$102,397	+$2,830	A·B
MTMontana	$98,670	$96,005	+$2,665	A·B
MIMichigan	$98,738	$96,116	+$2,622	A·B
CACalifornia	$112,878	$110,475	+$2,403	A·B
VTVermont	$96,932	$99,258	-$2,327	A·B
CTConnecticut	$96,900	$98,833	-$1,933	A·B
AZArizona	$102,594	$100,724	+$1,870	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$99,904	$101,421	-$1,516	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$97,661	$98,966	-$1,305	A·B
VAVirginia	$98,136	$96,897	+$1,239	A·B
UTUtah	$98,292	$97,117	+$1,175	A·B
DEDelaware	$99,244	$98,164	+$1,081	A·B
OKOklahoma	$96,323	$95,295	+$1,028	A·B
MDMaryland	$97,757	$96,842	+$915	A·B
MOMissouri	$99,983	$100,804	-$821	A·B
IAIowa	$97,871	$97,988	-$116	A·B
LALouisiana	$96,379	$96,352	+$26	A·B
WAWashington	$118,589	$118,569	+$21	A·B