Pharmacist vs Social Worker 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 $71,910 more nationally

Pharmacist leads in 51 states · Social Worker leads in 0 states

Social Worker

$60,840

national median wage

$51,065/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	Social Worker	Difference
NHNew Hampshire	$105,883	$52,672	+$53,211	A·B
WYWyoming	$96,997	$45,440	+$51,557	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$92,849	$41,423	+$51,426	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,364	$47,047	+$51,317	A·B
TNTennessee	$94,256	$43,030	+$51,226	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$95,157	$44,216	+$50,941	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,667	$60,073	+$50,594	A·B
WAWashington	$112,034	$61,480	+$50,554	A·B
TXTexas	$99,048	$49,458	+$49,590	A·B
NVNevada	$99,731	$50,261	+$49,470	A·B
INIndiana	$92,549	$43,829	+$48,720	A·B
ALAlabama	$87,118	$38,467	+$48,650	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$96,411	$48,424	+$47,986	A·B
OHOhio	$94,677	$47,066	+$47,611	A·B
OKOklahoma	$87,058	$39,641	+$47,417	A·B
MIMichigan	$93,828	$46,434	+$47,393	A·B
AZArizona	$95,837	$48,765	+$47,072	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$90,650	$43,591	+$47,058	A·B
LALouisiana	$87,885	$40,846	+$47,039	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,859	$37,863	+$46,995	A·B
KYKentucky	$88,862	$41,886	+$46,975	A·B
MOMissouri	$90,659	$43,810	+$46,850	A·B
UTUtah	$90,652	$43,817	+$46,834	A·B
MTMontana	$89,698	$42,989	+$46,709	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,322	$46,670	+$46,652	A·B
IAIowa	$88,801	$42,457	+$46,343	A·B
IDIdaho	$88,693	$42,419	+$46,274	A·B
GAGeorgia	$90,130	$43,888	+$46,243	A·B
NENebraska	$89,561	$43,435	+$46,126	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$87,767	$41,699	+$46,069	A·B
VTVermont	$94,586	$48,570	+$46,017	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$85,013	$39,010	+$46,004	A·B
MSMississippi	$83,030	$37,248	+$45,782	A·B
KSKansas	$88,120	$42,410	+$45,709	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$53,917	+$45,617	A·B
COColorado	$95,958	$50,549	+$45,409	A·B
DEDelaware	$94,280	$49,009	+$45,270	A·B
MDMaryland	$99,532	$54,315	+$45,218	A·B
ILIllinois	$94,713	$49,681	+$45,031	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$53,923	+$44,604	A·B
MEMaine	$90,486	$46,286	+$44,200	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,687	$52,602	+$44,085	A·B
OROregon	$95,917	$52,369	+$43,548	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$51,647	+$43,418	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$88,842	$45,502	+$43,340	A·B
VAVirginia	$94,312	$51,322	+$42,991	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,431	$57,541	+$42,890	A·B
NYNew York	$101,119	$58,617	+$42,502	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$100,862	$58,391	+$42,470	A·B
CACalifornia	$102,758	$60,806	+$41,952	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$62,767	+$38,239	A·B