Pharmacist vs Software Developer Salary After Tax (2026)

Side-by-side take-home pay comparison across all 50 states. Single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax rates.

Pharmacist

$137,480

national median wage

$105,234/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $4,400 more nationally

Pharmacist leads in 45 states · Software Developer leads in 6 states

Software Developer

$133,080

national median wage

$102,226/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	Software Developer	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$107,086	$70,576	+$36,510	A·B
MSMississippi	$96,810	$66,528	+$30,282	A·B
AKAlaska	$122,813	$92,969	+$29,845	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$102,544	$77,497	+$25,046	A·B
ARArkansas	$97,961	$73,351	+$24,610	A·B
WIWisconsin	$101,175	$77,446	+$23,729	A·B
MTMontana	$98,670	$75,014	+$23,656	A·B
INIndiana	$101,999	$78,666	+$23,333	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$97,178	$77,525	+$19,653	A·B
IDIdaho	$99,494	$79,872	+$19,622	A·B
HIHawaii	$104,292	$85,585	+$18,707	A·B
MIMichigan	$98,738	$80,350	+$18,388	A·B
LALouisiana	$96,379	$78,109	+$18,270	A·B
MNMinnesota	$107,638	$89,444	+$18,194	A·B
OHOhio	$100,241	$82,411	+$17,830	A·B
KSKansas	$96,397	$78,713	+$17,684	A·B
KYKentucky	$97,472	$79,942	+$17,530	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$97,157	$79,929	+$17,228	A·B
WYWyoming	$105,227	$88,037	+$17,190	A·B
OROregon	$108,680	$92,395	+$16,284	A·B
OKOklahoma	$96,323	$80,112	+$16,212	A·B
NYNew York	$97,457	$113,013	-$15,556	A·B
IAIowa	$97,871	$82,547	+$15,324	A·B
MOMissouri	$99,983	$84,969	+$15,014	A·B
MEMaine	$96,587	$82,247	+$14,340	A·B
ALAlabama	$96,376	$82,954	+$13,422	A·B
COColorado	$108,974	$98,013	+$10,961	A·B
NENebraska	$97,048	$86,146	+$10,903	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$99,904	$89,238	+$10,667	A·B
TNTennessee	$101,003	$91,379	+$9,624	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$97,661	$106,840	-$9,179	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$99,936	$92,043	+$7,892	A·B
WAWashington	$118,589	$125,349	-$6,760	A·B
NVNevada	$106,033	$99,458	+$6,575	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$107,968	$101,775	+$6,193	A·B
AZArizona	$102,594	$96,411	+$6,183	A·B
FLFlorida	$103,853	$97,763	+$6,090	A·B
UTUtah	$98,292	$92,648	+$5,644	A·B
ILIllinois	$97,559	$92,417	+$5,142	A·B
TXTexas	$104,871	$100,463	+$4,409	A·B
CACalifornia	$112,878	$116,279	-$3,401	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$98,958	$95,654	+$3,304	A·B
DEDelaware	$99,244	$95,966	+$3,279	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$99,304	$96,086	+$3,218	A·B
CTConnecticut	$96,900	$94,113	+$2,787	A·B
VTVermont	$96,932	$94,446	+$2,486	A·B
GAGeorgia	$95,513	$93,315	+$2,198	A·B
VAVirginia	$98,136	$96,258	+$1,878	A·B
MDMaryland	$97,757	$99,233	-$1,477	A·B
RIRhode Island	$94,282	$94,696	-$413	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$95,586	$95,517	+$68	A·B