Pharmacist vs Police Officer 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 $63,590 more nationally

Pharmacist leads in 51 states · Police Officer leads in 0 states

Police Officer

$69,160

national median wage

$57,484/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	Police Officer	Difference
NHNew Hampshire	$105,883	$54,632	+$51,250	A·B
ALAlabama	$87,118	$36,486	+$50,632	A·B
TNTennessee	$94,256	$43,705	+$50,551	A·B
MSMississippi	$83,030	$33,299	+$49,731	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,859	$36,305	+$48,554	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$92,849	$44,637	+$48,212	A·B
VTVermont	$94,586	$47,072	+$47,514	A·B
LALouisiana	$87,885	$40,469	+$47,416	A·B
OKOklahoma	$87,058	$39,709	+$47,349	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$85,013	$37,807	+$47,206	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$87,767	$40,619	+$47,148	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$90,650	$44,001	+$46,649	A·B
GAGeorgia	$90,130	$43,723	+$46,407	A·B
INIndiana	$92,549	$46,372	+$46,177	A·B
TXTexas	$99,048	$53,267	+$45,781	A·B
KYKentucky	$88,862	$43,093	+$45,769	A·B
WAWashington	$112,034	$66,285	+$45,750	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,364	$52,648	+$45,717	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$95,157	$50,049	+$45,108	A·B
AZArizona	$95,837	$51,101	+$44,736	A·B
MEMaine	$90,486	$45,969	+$44,517	A·B
MTMontana	$89,698	$45,222	+$44,475	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$88,842	$44,687	+$44,155	A·B
IDIdaho	$88,693	$44,648	+$44,045	A·B
VAVirginia	$94,312	$50,784	+$43,528	A·B
MOMissouri	$90,659	$47,277	+$43,382	A·B
OHOhio	$94,677	$51,442	+$43,236	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,667	$67,614	+$43,053	A·B
IAIowa	$88,801	$45,817	+$42,984	A·B
WYWyoming	$96,997	$54,183	+$42,815	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,322	$50,903	+$42,419	A·B
DEDelaware	$94,280	$51,975	+$42,305	A·B
MIMichigan	$93,828	$51,746	+$42,082	A·B
KSKansas	$88,120	$46,180	+$41,940	A·B
NENebraska	$89,561	$48,278	+$41,283	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$96,411	$55,617	+$40,794	A·B
UTUtah	$90,652	$49,942	+$40,710	A·B
NVNevada	$99,731	$59,222	+$40,510	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$59,032	+$40,502	A·B
OROregon	$95,917	$56,361	+$39,557	A·B
NYNew York	$101,119	$61,801	+$39,318	A·B
COColorado	$95,958	$56,857	+$39,100	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$61,908	+$39,099	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$59,480	+$39,047	A·B
MDMaryland	$99,532	$60,881	+$38,651	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$56,611	+$38,454	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$100,862	$62,646	+$38,216	A·B
ILIllinois	$94,713	$58,406	+$36,307	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,431	$66,849	+$33,582	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,687	$64,767	+$31,919	A·B
CACalifornia	$102,758	$77,107	+$25,652	A·B