Physician Assistant vs Pharmacist Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Physician Assistant

$130,020

national median wage

$100,135/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $2,730 more nationally

Physician Assistant leads in 9 states · Pharmacist leads in 39 states

Pharmacist

$132,750

national median wage

$102,001/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Physician Assistant earns more after tax.

State	Physician Assistant	Pharmacist	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$85,111	$92,849	-$7,739	A·B
ALAlabama	$79,929	$87,118	-$7,189	A·B
ARArkansas	$78,294	$84,859	-$6,565	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$89,082	$95,157	-$6,075	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$79,143	$85,013	-$5,871	A·B
TNTennessee	$88,628	$94,256	-$5,628	A·B
KYKentucky	$83,554	$88,862	-$5,308	A·B
MSMississippi	$77,778	$83,030	-$5,252	A·B
OKOklahoma	$81,810	$87,058	-$5,248	A·B
MOMissouri	$85,448	$90,659	-$5,211	A·B
IAIowa	$83,641	$88,801	-$5,159	A·B
AKAlaska	$105,883	$110,667	-$4,785	A·B
LALouisiana	$83,258	$87,885	-$4,627	A·B
KSKansas	$83,594	$88,120	-$4,526	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$83,291	$87,767	-$4,477	A·B
FLFlorida	$94,256	$98,364	-$4,108	A·B
OHOhio	$90,788	$94,677	-$3,889	A·B
NENebraska	$85,723	$89,561	-$3,838	A·B
WIWisconsin	$89,539	$93,322	-$3,783	A·B
INIndiana	$89,237	$92,549	-$3,312	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$93,147	$96,411	-$3,264	A·B
MIMichigan	$90,623	$93,828	-$3,205	A·B
MTMontana	$86,528	$89,698	-$3,170	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$104,029	$100,862	+$3,168	A·B
VAVirginia	$91,182	$94,312	-$3,130	A·B
WYWyoming	$94,256	$96,997	-$2,741	A·B
NVNevada	$102,465	$99,731	+$2,734	A·B
WAWashington	$114,768	$112,034	+$2,734	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$88,048	$90,650	-$2,601	A·B
IDIdaho	$86,123	$88,693	-$2,569	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,177	$94,713	-$2,536	A·B
CACalifornia	$105,120	$102,758	+$2,362	A·B
TXTexas	$96,997	$99,048	-$2,051	A·B
UTUtah	$88,733	$90,652	-$1,918	A·B
GAGeorgia	$88,237	$90,130	-$1,893	A·B
DEDelaware	$92,427	$94,280	-$1,853	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$104,516	$105,883	-$1,367	A·B
AZArizona	$94,520	$95,837	-$1,317	A·B
MDMaryland	$98,270	$99,532	-$1,262	A·B
NYNew York	$99,872	$101,119	-$1,247	A·B
VTVermont	$93,371	$94,586	-$1,215	A·B
OROregon	$97,086	$95,917	+$1,169	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$89,497	$88,842	+$655	A·B
COColorado	$95,318	$95,958	-$640	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,151	$98,527	+$624	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$101,051	$100,431	+$620	A·B
MEMaine	$91,098	$90,486	+$612	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,086	$96,687	-$601	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$95,065	$0	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$99,534	$0	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$101,007	$0	A·B