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

$133,260

national median wage

$102,349/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $4,220 more nationally

Physician Assistant leads in 10 states · Pharmacist leads in 41 states

Pharmacist

$137,480

national median wage

$105,234/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
ALAlabama	$75,504	$96,376	-$20,872	A·B
ARArkansas	$77,823	$97,961	-$20,138	A·B
AKAlaska	$104,461	$122,813	-$18,352	A·B
MSMississippi	$78,544	$96,810	-$18,266	A·B
KYKentucky	$82,683	$97,472	-$14,789	A·B
GAGeorgia	$81,122	$95,513	-$14,390	A·B
COColorado	$96,331	$108,974	-$12,643	A·B
TNTennessee	$89,022	$101,003	-$11,981	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$86,686	$97,157	-$10,471	A·B
NYNew York	$107,636	$97,457	+$10,179	A·B
MNMinnesota	$98,376	$107,638	-$9,263	A·B
RIRhode Island	$102,925	$94,282	+$8,643	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$98,843	$107,086	-$8,243	A·B
OROregon	$100,502	$108,680	-$8,177	A·B
ILIllinois	$89,386	$97,559	-$8,172	A·B
HIHawaii	$111,733	$104,292	+$7,441	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$92,788	$99,936	-$7,148	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$90,227	$97,178	-$6,950	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,680	$98,958	-$6,278	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$96,309	$102,544	-$6,235	A·B
KSKansas	$90,177	$96,397	-$6,221	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,454	$99,494	-$6,040	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,207	$103,853	-$5,646	A·B
OHOhio	$95,203	$100,241	-$5,038	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,532	$95,586	+$4,946	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$94,503	$99,304	-$4,801	A·B
WIWisconsin	$96,390	$101,175	-$4,785	A·B
INIndiana	$97,754	$101,999	-$4,244	A·B
NVNevada	$102,479	$106,033	-$3,554	A·B
MEMaine	$93,087	$96,587	-$3,501	A·B
NENebraska	$93,795	$97,048	-$3,254	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$105,131	$107,968	-$2,837	A·B
TXTexas	$102,042	$104,871	-$2,830	A·B
WYWyoming	$102,397	$105,227	-$2,830	A·B
MTMontana	$96,005	$98,670	-$2,665	A·B
MIMichigan	$96,116	$98,738	-$2,622	A·B
CACalifornia	$110,475	$112,878	-$2,403	A·B
VTVermont	$99,258	$96,932	+$2,327	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,833	$96,900	+$1,933	A·B
AZArizona	$100,724	$102,594	-$1,870	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$101,421	$99,904	+$1,516	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$98,966	$97,661	+$1,305	A·B
VAVirginia	$96,897	$98,136	-$1,239	A·B
UTUtah	$97,117	$98,292	-$1,175	A·B
DEDelaware	$98,164	$99,244	-$1,081	A·B
OKOklahoma	$95,295	$96,323	-$1,028	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,842	$97,757	-$915	A·B
MOMissouri	$100,804	$99,983	+$821	A·B
IAIowa	$97,988	$97,871	+$116	A·B
LALouisiana	$96,352	$96,379	-$26	A·B
WAWashington	$118,569	$118,589	-$21	A·B