Pharmacist vs Veterinarian 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 $13,650 more nationally

Pharmacist leads in 51 states · Veterinarian leads in 0 states

Veterinarian

$119,100

national median wage

$92,617/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	Veterinarian	Difference
ARArkansas	$84,859	$70,685	+$14,174	A·B
ALAlabama	$87,118	$73,008	+$14,109	A·B
MSMississippi	$83,030	$69,513	+$13,517	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$85,013	$72,235	+$12,779	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$92,849	$80,474	+$12,375	A·B
TNTennessee	$94,256	$82,585	+$11,671	A·B
OKOklahoma	$87,058	$75,519	+$11,539	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,667	$99,328	+$11,339	A·B
MOMissouri	$90,659	$79,817	+$10,842	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$95,157	$84,580	+$10,577	A·B
LALouisiana	$87,885	$77,580	+$10,305	A·B
NVNevada	$99,731	$89,620	+$10,111	A·B
MTMontana	$89,698	$79,702	+$9,995	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$87,767	$77,798	+$9,970	A·B
INIndiana	$92,549	$82,783	+$9,766	A·B
OHOhio	$94,677	$85,088	+$9,589	A·B
MIMichigan	$93,828	$84,316	+$9,511	A·B
WYWyoming	$96,997	$87,509	+$9,488	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,364	$88,916	+$9,448	A·B
IAIowa	$88,801	$79,381	+$9,420	A·B
IDIdaho	$88,693	$79,288	+$9,405	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,322	$83,964	+$9,358	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$105,883	$96,594	+$9,289	A·B
DEDelaware	$94,280	$85,191	+$9,089	A·B
KYKentucky	$88,862	$79,845	+$9,017	A·B
NENebraska	$89,561	$80,826	+$8,734	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$96,411	$88,113	+$8,298	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$88,842	$80,602	+$8,240	A·B
KSKansas	$88,120	$79,980	+$8,139	A·B
GAGeorgia	$90,130	$82,018	+$8,112	A·B
ILIllinois	$94,713	$86,671	+$8,041	A·B
MEMaine	$90,486	$82,622	+$7,864	A·B
VTVermont	$94,586	$86,848	+$7,738	A·B
AZArizona	$95,837	$88,106	+$7,731	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$90,650	$83,050	+$7,599	A·B
UTUtah	$90,652	$83,089	+$7,562	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$92,163	+$7,371	A·B
OROregon	$95,917	$88,558	+$7,359	A·B
TXTexas	$99,048	$91,730	+$7,317	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,687	$89,721	+$6,966	A·B
MDMaryland	$99,532	$92,843	+$6,690	A·B
VAVirginia	$94,312	$87,664	+$6,649	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$88,651	+$6,414	A·B
COColorado	$95,958	$89,825	+$6,133	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$92,548	+$5,979	A·B
NYNew York	$101,119	$95,763	+$5,356	A·B
WAWashington	$112,034	$106,847	+$5,188	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,431	$96,346	+$4,084	A·B
CACalifornia	$102,758	$100,048	+$2,710	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$100,862	$99,221	+$1,641	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$100,055	+$952	A·B