Pharmacist vs Real Estate Agent 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 $73,320 more nationally

Pharmacist leads in 51 states · Real Estate Agent leads in 0 states

Real Estate Agent

$59,430

national median wage

$49,932/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	Real Estate Agent	Difference
AKAlaska	$110,667	$53,146	+$57,521	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$105,883	$51,539	+$54,344	A·B
WAWashington	$112,034	$59,081	+$52,953	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$92,849	$40,290	+$52,559	A·B
INIndiana	$92,549	$40,420	+$52,129	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$95,157	$43,099	+$52,058	A·B
ALAlabama	$87,118	$35,898	+$51,220	A·B
OHOhio	$94,677	$43,644	+$51,033	A·B
MSMississippi	$83,030	$32,399	+$50,632	A·B
KYKentucky	$88,862	$38,519	+$50,343	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,859	$34,527	+$50,332	A·B
WYWyoming	$96,997	$46,718	+$50,279	A·B
VTVermont	$94,586	$44,488	+$50,098	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$85,013	$34,918	+$50,095	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,364	$48,325	+$50,039	A·B
MIMichigan	$93,828	$43,839	+$49,988	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,322	$43,360	+$49,962	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$96,411	$46,562	+$49,849	A·B
NVNevada	$99,731	$49,932	+$49,799	A·B
LALouisiana	$87,885	$38,225	+$49,660	A·B
IAIowa	$88,801	$39,165	+$49,635	A·B
OKOklahoma	$87,058	$37,819	+$49,239	A·B
TNTennessee	$94,256	$45,111	+$49,145	A·B
TXTexas	$99,048	$49,932	+$49,116	A·B
MOMissouri	$90,659	$41,989	+$48,670	A·B
AZArizona	$95,837	$47,668	+$48,169	A·B
DEDelaware	$94,280	$46,459	+$47,821	A·B
OROregon	$95,917	$48,113	+$47,804	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$50,856	+$47,671	A·B
KSKansas	$88,120	$40,611	+$47,509	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$52,105	+$47,429	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$88,842	$41,420	+$47,422	A·B
NENebraska	$89,561	$42,384	+$47,177	A·B
MTMontana	$89,698	$42,684	+$47,014	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$48,403	+$46,661	A·B
MDMaryland	$99,532	$53,390	+$46,143	A·B
ILIllinois	$94,713	$48,618	+$46,094	A·B
MEMaine	$90,486	$44,512	+$45,974	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$90,650	$44,797	+$45,852	A·B
GAGeorgia	$90,130	$44,329	+$45,801	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$100,862	$55,510	+$45,352	A·B
IDIdaho	$88,693	$43,604	+$45,088	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$87,767	$42,874	+$44,893	A·B
UTUtah	$90,652	$45,778	+$44,873	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,431	$55,979	+$44,452	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,687	$52,347	+$44,339	A·B
COColorado	$95,958	$52,516	+$43,441	A·B
NYNew York	$101,119	$57,703	+$43,417	A·B
CACalifornia	$102,758	$59,945	+$42,813	A·B
VAVirginia	$94,312	$51,762	+$42,550	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$62,514	+$38,493	A·B