Pharmacist vs Elementary School Teacher 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 $75,140 more nationally

Pharmacist leads in 51 states · Elementary School Teacher leads in 0 states

Elementary School Teacher

$62,340

national median wage

$52,270/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	Elementary School Teacher	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$107,086	$41,640	+$65,446	A·B
MOMissouri	$99,983	$39,618	+$60,365	A·B
AZArizona	$102,594	$42,270	+$60,324	A·B
AKAlaska	$122,813	$62,500	+$60,313	A·B
COColorado	$108,974	$49,636	+$59,338	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$99,304	$40,411	+$58,894	A·B
OKOklahoma	$96,323	$38,731	+$57,592	A·B
MNMinnesota	$107,638	$50,128	+$57,510	A·B
MSMississippi	$96,810	$39,496	+$57,314	A·B
FLFlorida	$103,853	$46,814	+$57,038	A·B
ARArkansas	$97,961	$41,009	+$56,952	A·B
HIHawaii	$104,292	$47,666	+$56,626	A·B
TNTennessee	$101,003	$44,516	+$56,486	A·B
KSKansas	$96,397	$40,978	+$55,419	A·B
INIndiana	$101,999	$47,388	+$54,611	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$107,968	$53,950	+$54,018	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$102,544	$48,638	+$53,905	A·B
NVNevada	$106,033	$52,334	+$53,699	A·B
WYWyoming	$105,227	$51,643	+$53,583	A·B
LALouisiana	$96,379	$43,005	+$53,374	A·B
TXTexas	$104,871	$51,499	+$53,372	A·B
MTMontana	$98,670	$45,452	+$53,218	A·B
IAIowa	$97,871	$45,308	+$52,564	A·B
OROregon	$108,680	$56,119	+$52,561	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$97,178	$44,959	+$52,219	A·B
WIWisconsin	$101,175	$49,055	+$52,120	A·B
IDIdaho	$99,494	$47,778	+$51,716	A·B
KYKentucky	$97,472	$46,855	+$50,617	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$97,157	$47,479	+$49,678	A·B
UTUtah	$98,292	$49,031	+$49,262	A·B
MIMichigan	$98,738	$49,879	+$48,859	A·B
ALAlabama	$96,376	$47,542	+$48,834	A·B
VAVirginia	$98,136	$49,448	+$48,689	A·B
NENebraska	$97,048	$49,660	+$47,388	A·B
MEMaine	$96,587	$49,214	+$47,373	A·B
VTVermont	$96,932	$49,792	+$47,140	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$99,904	$52,904	+$47,000	A·B
DEDelaware	$99,244	$52,381	+$46,864	A·B
ILIllinois	$97,559	$50,701	+$46,857	A·B
OHOhio	$100,241	$53,697	+$46,544	A·B
GAGeorgia	$95,513	$50,522	+$44,991	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$99,936	$58,725	+$41,211	A·B
WAWashington	$118,589	$78,554	+$40,035	A·B
CACalifornia	$112,878	$72,866	+$40,012	A·B
MDMaryland	$97,757	$58,210	+$39,547	A·B
CTConnecticut	$96,900	$60,643	+$36,258	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$95,586	$60,381	+$35,205	A·B
NYNew York	$97,457	$62,998	+$34,459	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$97,661	$63,460	+$34,201	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$98,958	$70,389	+$28,569	A·B
RIRhode Island	$94,282	$67,322	+$26,960	A·B