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

$62,970

national median wage

$52,776/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $74,510 more nationally

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

State	Plumber	Pharmacist	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$42,990	$107,086	-$64,096	A·B
FLFlorida	$42,789	$103,853	-$61,064	A·B
CACalifornia	$54,543	$112,878	-$58,335	A·B
COColorado	$51,200	$108,974	-$57,774	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,625	$99,304	-$57,680	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,359	$97,961	-$57,602	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$40,465	$97,178	-$56,713	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,021	$107,968	-$55,946	A·B
TXTexas	$49,233	$104,871	-$55,638	A·B
NVNevada	$50,486	$106,033	-$55,547	A·B
AKAlaska	$67,284	$122,813	-$55,529	A·B
WAWashington	$64,456	$118,589	-$54,133	A·B
WYWyoming	$51,579	$105,227	-$53,648	A·B
IDIdaho	$46,097	$99,494	-$53,397	A·B
ALAlabama	$43,013	$96,376	-$53,362	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$44,111	$97,157	-$53,046	A·B
TNTennessee	$48,566	$101,003	-$52,437	A·B
OKOklahoma	$44,322	$96,323	-$52,002	A·B
AZArizona	$50,803	$102,594	-$51,791	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$48,478	$99,904	-$51,426	A·B
VAVirginia	$47,426	$98,136	-$50,710	A·B
GAGeorgia	$45,110	$95,513	-$50,402	A·B
MSMississippi	$46,764	$96,810	-$50,046	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$52,535	$102,544	-$50,008	A·B
MOMissouri	$50,088	$99,983	-$49,895	A·B
INIndiana	$52,179	$101,999	-$49,820	A·B
UTUtah	$49,008	$98,292	-$49,285	A·B
OHOhio	$51,486	$100,241	-$48,755	A·B
DEDelaware	$50,840	$99,244	-$48,405	A·B
IAIowa	$49,663	$97,871	-$48,208	A·B
VTVermont	$49,237	$96,932	-$47,694	A·B
MEMaine	$48,913	$96,587	-$47,675	A·B
MDMaryland	$50,376	$97,757	-$47,381	A·B
KYKentucky	$50,229	$97,472	-$47,243	A·B
NENebraska	$50,555	$97,048	-$46,494	A·B
KSKansas	$49,950	$96,397	-$46,447	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$53,672	$99,936	-$46,264	A·B
HIHawaii	$59,644	$104,292	-$44,648	A·B
MNMinnesota	$63,278	$107,638	-$44,360	A·B
LALouisiana	$52,627	$96,379	-$43,751	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,303	$94,282	-$41,979	A·B
OROregon	$66,782	$108,680	-$41,898	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,972	$96,900	-$39,928	A·B
WIWisconsin	$61,281	$101,175	-$39,894	A·B
MIMichigan	$59,998	$98,738	-$38,740	A·B
MTMontana	$60,612	$98,670	-$38,059	A·B
NYNew York	$60,387	$97,457	-$37,070	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,485	$98,958	-$36,474	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$60,387	$95,586	-$35,199	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$63,460	$97,661	-$34,201	A·B
ILIllinois	$71,890	$97,559	-$25,669	A·B