Plumber vs Pharmacist Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Plumber

$61,550

national median wage

$51,635/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $71,200 more nationally

Plumber leads in 0 states · Pharmacist leads in 51 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 = Plumber earns more after tax.

State	Plumber	Pharmacist	Difference
NHNew Hampshire	$52,383	$105,883	-$53,500	A·B
FLFlorida	$45,553	$98,364	-$52,811	A·B
TXTexas	$48,325	$99,048	-$50,723	A·B
AZArizona	$46,663	$95,837	-$49,174	A·B
TNTennessee	$45,874	$94,256	-$48,382	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$42,332	$90,650	-$48,318	A·B
VAVirginia	$46,085	$94,312	-$48,227	A·B
VTVermont	$46,836	$94,586	-$47,750	A·B
GAGeorgia	$42,870	$90,130	-$47,260	A·B
WAWashington	$64,857	$112,034	-$47,178	A·B
MDMaryland	$52,772	$99,532	-$46,760	A·B
ALAlabama	$40,411	$87,118	-$46,706	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,358	$87,767	-$46,409	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$47,047	$92,849	-$45,802	A·B
MEMaine	$45,609	$90,486	-$44,877	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,156	$84,859	-$44,703	A·B
NVNevada	$55,147	$99,731	-$44,585	A·B
OKOklahoma	$42,589	$87,058	-$44,469	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$44,393	$88,842	-$44,449	A·B
DEDelaware	$50,064	$94,280	-$44,216	A·B
MSMississippi	$39,033	$83,030	-$43,997	A·B
COColorado	$52,106	$95,958	-$43,852	A·B
IDIdaho	$44,954	$88,693	-$43,739	A·B
CACalifornia	$59,915	$102,758	-$42,843	A·B
KYKentucky	$46,070	$88,862	-$42,791	A·B
OHOhio	$52,062	$94,677	-$42,615	A·B
UTUtah	$48,087	$90,652	-$42,565	A·B
AKAlaska	$68,142	$110,667	-$42,525	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,205	$98,527	-$42,322	A·B
INIndiana	$50,423	$92,549	-$42,127	A·B
MTMontana	$47,679	$89,698	-$42,018	A·B
LALouisiana	$46,200	$87,885	-$41,685	A·B
KSKansas	$46,613	$88,120	-$41,507	A·B
OROregon	$54,673	$95,917	-$41,245	A·B
RIRhode Island	$58,293	$99,534	-$41,241	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$43,911	$85,013	-$41,103	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,830	$96,997	-$40,168	A·B
NENebraska	$49,500	$89,561	-$40,061	A·B
MIMichigan	$54,102	$93,828	-$39,726	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$56,760	$96,411	-$39,650	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$61,332	$100,862	-$39,530	A·B
MOMissouri	$51,697	$90,659	-$38,962	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$61,596	$100,431	-$38,834	A·B
IAIowa	$50,131	$88,801	-$38,669	A·B
WIWisconsin	$54,756	$93,322	-$38,566	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$56,914	$95,157	-$38,242	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$63,021	$101,007	-$37,986	A·B
MNMinnesota	$57,812	$95,065	-$37,253	A·B
NYNew York	$64,506	$101,119	-$36,614	A·B
HIHawaii	$60,855	$96,687	-$35,832	A·B
ILIllinois	$61,165	$94,713	-$33,547	A·B