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

$132,750

national median wage

$102,001/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $2,590 more nationally

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

Software Developer

$130,160

national median wage

$100,230/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
AKAlaska	$110,667	$88,220	+$22,447	A·B
WYWyoming	$96,997	$76,373	+$20,624	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$92,849	$73,524	+$19,325	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$95,157	$76,164	+$18,993	A·B
MSMississippi	$83,030	$64,235	+$18,796	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$85,013	$66,619	+$18,395	A·B
LALouisiana	$87,885	$69,635	+$18,250	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,859	$67,678	+$17,181	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,687	$79,876	+$16,810	A·B
ALAlabama	$87,118	$71,355	+$15,762	A·B
MTMontana	$89,698	$75,023	+$14,674	A·B
VTVermont	$94,586	$80,129	+$14,457	A·B
OKOklahoma	$87,058	$72,823	+$14,235	A·B
MEMaine	$90,486	$76,314	+$14,172	A·B
IAIowa	$88,801	$75,379	+$13,422	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$86,248	+$13,287	A·B
KYKentucky	$88,862	$75,685	+$13,177	A·B
NVNevada	$99,731	$86,672	+$13,059	A·B
INIndiana	$92,549	$79,788	+$12,761	A·B
TNTennessee	$94,256	$81,818	+$12,438	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$105,883	$93,834	+$12,049	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$87,767	$75,758	+$12,010	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,364	$87,045	+$11,319	A·B
KSKansas	$88,120	$76,832	+$11,288	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$88,842	$77,657	+$11,185	A·B
NENebraska	$89,561	$78,801	+$10,760	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,322	$82,565	+$10,757	A·B
MOMissouri	$90,659	$80,145	+$10,514	A·B
OHOhio	$94,677	$84,172	+$10,505	A·B
MIMichigan	$93,828	$83,543	+$10,285	A·B
IDIdaho	$88,693	$79,120	+$9,573	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$96,411	$88,765	+$7,645	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$90,977	+$7,551	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$88,626	+$6,438	A·B
ILIllinois	$94,713	$88,365	+$6,347	A·B
DEDelaware	$94,280	$88,339	+$5,940	A·B
WAWashington	$112,034	$117,625	-$5,591	A·B
CACalifornia	$102,758	$107,896	-$5,137	A·B
MDMaryland	$99,532	$94,616	+$4,916	A·B
OROregon	$95,917	$91,481	+$4,436	A·B
GAGeorgia	$90,130	$85,747	+$4,383	A·B
AZArizona	$95,837	$91,471	+$4,366	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$100,862	$105,081	-$4,219	A·B
COColorado	$95,958	$99,872	-$3,914	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$90,650	$86,804	+$3,846	A·B
UTUtah	$90,652	$88,004	+$2,648	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,431	$97,840	+$2,591	A·B
TXTexas	$99,048	$96,697	+$2,351	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$102,760	-$1,754	A·B
NYNew York	$101,119	$100,770	+$349	A·B
VAVirginia	$94,312	$94,343	-$31	A·B