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

$132,750

national median wage

$102,001/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $2,730 more nationally

Pharmacist leads in 39 states · Physician Assistant leads in 9 states

Physician Assistant

$130,020

national median wage

$100,135/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
SDSouth Dakota	$92,849	$85,111	+$7,739	A·B
ALAlabama	$87,118	$79,929	+$7,189	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,859	$78,294	+$6,565	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$95,157	$89,082	+$6,075	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$85,013	$79,143	+$5,871	A·B
TNTennessee	$94,256	$88,628	+$5,628	A·B
KYKentucky	$88,862	$83,554	+$5,308	A·B
MSMississippi	$83,030	$77,778	+$5,252	A·B
OKOklahoma	$87,058	$81,810	+$5,248	A·B
MOMissouri	$90,659	$85,448	+$5,211	A·B
IAIowa	$88,801	$83,641	+$5,159	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,667	$105,883	+$4,785	A·B
LALouisiana	$87,885	$83,258	+$4,627	A·B
KSKansas	$88,120	$83,594	+$4,526	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$87,767	$83,291	+$4,477	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,364	$94,256	+$4,108	A·B
OHOhio	$94,677	$90,788	+$3,889	A·B
NENebraska	$89,561	$85,723	+$3,838	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,322	$89,539	+$3,783	A·B
INIndiana	$92,549	$89,237	+$3,312	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$96,411	$93,147	+$3,264	A·B
MIMichigan	$93,828	$90,623	+$3,205	A·B
MTMontana	$89,698	$86,528	+$3,170	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$100,862	$104,029	-$3,168	A·B
VAVirginia	$94,312	$91,182	+$3,130	A·B
WYWyoming	$96,997	$94,256	+$2,741	A·B
NVNevada	$99,731	$102,465	-$2,734	A·B
WAWashington	$112,034	$114,768	-$2,734	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$90,650	$88,048	+$2,601	A·B
IDIdaho	$88,693	$86,123	+$2,569	A·B
ILIllinois	$94,713	$92,177	+$2,536	A·B
CACalifornia	$102,758	$105,120	-$2,362	A·B
TXTexas	$99,048	$96,997	+$2,051	A·B
UTUtah	$90,652	$88,733	+$1,918	A·B
GAGeorgia	$90,130	$88,237	+$1,893	A·B
DEDelaware	$94,280	$92,427	+$1,853	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$105,883	$104,516	+$1,367	A·B
AZArizona	$95,837	$94,520	+$1,317	A·B
MDMaryland	$99,532	$98,270	+$1,262	A·B
NYNew York	$101,119	$99,872	+$1,247	A·B
VTVermont	$94,586	$93,371	+$1,215	A·B
OROregon	$95,917	$97,086	-$1,169	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$88,842	$89,497	-$655	A·B
COColorado	$95,958	$95,318	+$640	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$99,151	-$624	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,431	$101,051	-$620	A·B
MEMaine	$90,486	$91,098	-$612	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,687	$96,086	+$601	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$95,065	$0	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$99,534	$0	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$101,007	$0	A·B