Pharmacist vs Physician (General Practice) 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)

Physician (General Practice) earns $81,620 more nationally

Pharmacist leads in 0 states · Physician (General Practice) leads in 51 states

Physician (General Practice)

$214,370

national median wage

$159,511/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 (General Practice)	Difference
MAMassachusetts	$100,862	$169,681	-$68,819	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,667	$176,492	-$65,825	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$162,624	-$64,097	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$163,511	-$63,976	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,431	$164,238	-$63,807	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$105,883	$167,748	-$61,865	A·B
TXTexas	$99,048	$160,615	-$61,567	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$95,157	$156,292	-$61,136	A·B
WYWyoming	$96,997	$157,684	-$60,687	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$96,411	$156,846	-$60,435	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,322	$152,087	-$58,765	A·B
MDMaryland	$99,532	$157,896	-$58,364	A·B
VAVirginia	$94,312	$152,423	-$58,110	A·B
WAWashington	$112,034	$169,947	-$57,913	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$92,849	$150,731	-$57,882	A·B
ILIllinois	$94,713	$152,584	-$57,871	A·B
NVNevada	$99,731	$157,286	-$57,555	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,364	$155,541	-$57,176	A·B
NYNew York	$101,119	$158,120	-$57,001	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$90,650	$147,167	-$56,517	A·B
MIMichigan	$93,828	$150,305	-$56,477	A·B
DEDelaware	$94,280	$150,583	-$56,303	A·B
COColorado	$95,958	$152,223	-$56,265	A·B
OHOhio	$94,677	$150,894	-$56,217	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$156,889	-$55,882	A·B
AZArizona	$95,837	$151,504	-$55,667	A·B
TNTennessee	$94,256	$149,914	-$55,658	A·B
MOMissouri	$90,659	$146,112	-$55,453	A·B
UTUtah	$90,652	$145,567	-$54,916	A·B
INIndiana	$92,549	$147,411	-$54,862	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$149,704	-$54,639	A·B
NENebraska	$89,561	$143,573	-$54,012	A·B
VTVermont	$94,586	$147,699	-$53,113	A·B
MEMaine	$90,486	$143,408	-$52,922	A·B
KYKentucky	$88,862	$141,290	-$52,429	A·B
KSKansas	$88,120	$139,597	-$51,477	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$87,767	$138,978	-$51,210	A·B
IAIowa	$88,801	$139,963	-$51,162	A·B
MTMontana	$89,698	$140,820	-$51,122	A·B
ALAlabama	$87,118	$138,075	-$50,958	A·B
LALouisiana	$87,885	$138,725	-$50,840	A·B
GAGeorgia	$90,130	$140,802	-$50,672	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$85,013	$135,653	-$50,639	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$88,842	$138,813	-$49,971	A·B
OROregon	$95,917	$145,069	-$49,152	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,687	$145,473	-$48,786	A·B
OKOklahoma	$87,058	$134,618	-$47,560	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,859	$132,316	-$47,457	A·B
CACalifornia	$102,758	$149,576	-$46,818	A·B
IDIdaho	$88,693	$135,307	-$46,614	A·B
MSMississippi	$83,030	$127,856	-$44,825	A·B