Police Officer vs Physician (General Practice) Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Police Officer

$76,290

national median wage

$62,500/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician (General Practice) earns $162,090 more nationally

Police Officer leads in 0 states · Physician (General Practice) leads in 51 states

Physician (General Practice)

$238,380

national median wage

$175,553/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Police Officer earns more after tax.

State	Police Officer	Physician (General Practice)	Difference
LALouisiana	$41,690	$169,302	-$127,612	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,335	$162,158	-$124,823	A·B
WYWyoming	$54,552	$176,092	-$121,540	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$44,215	$165,401	-$121,186	A·B
TNTennessee	$49,916	$169,428	-$119,512	A·B
KYKentucky	$48,584	$167,837	-$119,253	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$56,401	$175,547	-$119,146	A·B
GAGeorgia	$45,155	$164,300	-$119,145	A·B
KSKansas	$45,307	$162,343	-$117,036	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$46,475	$161,555	-$115,080	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$51,262	$165,571	-$114,308	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$47,000	$159,725	-$112,725	A·B
INIndiana	$57,077	$169,065	-$111,987	A·B
IDIdaho	$52,679	$164,268	-$111,589	A·B
NVNevada	$64,174	$175,553	-$111,379	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$50,631	$161,786	-$111,155	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$61,752	$172,687	-$110,935	A·B
IAIowa	$58,622	$167,614	-$108,992	A·B
NENebraska	$57,023	$165,920	-$108,897	A·B
MTMontana	$55,423	$163,938	-$108,515	A·B
AZArizona	$63,085	$170,514	-$107,429	A·B
OKOklahoma	$46,233	$153,656	-$107,422	A·B
VTVermont	$51,612	$158,193	-$106,582	A·B
TXTexas	$62,542	$169,107	-$106,564	A·B
UTUtah	$59,716	$165,371	-$105,655	A·B
MDMaryland	$59,994	$164,286	-$104,292	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$60,422	$164,352	-$103,930	A·B
WIWisconsin	$61,587	$164,795	-$103,208	A·B
MOMissouri	$49,052	$152,179	-$103,127	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$66,926	$168,748	-$101,822	A·B
FLFlorida	$62,430	$163,815	-$101,386	A·B
VAVirginia	$51,566	$151,352	-$99,785	A·B
MEMaine	$51,445	$149,598	-$98,153	A·B
OHOhio	$61,698	$158,597	-$96,899	A·B
AKAlaska	$79,391	$176,092	-$96,701	A·B
DEDelaware	$63,127	$159,630	-$96,502	A·B
MNMinnesota	$63,297	$159,733	-$96,436	A·B
MIMichigan	$58,272	$154,382	-$96,109	A·B
ALAlabama	$43,021	$138,448	-$95,427	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$67,981	$163,045	-$95,063	A·B
WAWashington	$81,037	$176,092	-$95,055	A·B
COColorado	$72,916	$166,275	-$93,359	A·B
RIRhode Island	$60,915	$152,039	-$91,124	A·B
OROregon	$63,720	$154,481	-$90,761	A·B
HIHawaii	$66,452	$149,492	-$83,040	A·B
NYNew York	$69,841	$148,187	-$78,347	A·B
ILIllinois	$75,375	$152,900	-$77,524	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$66,431	$143,254	-$76,824	A·B
CACalifornia	$83,373	$157,937	-$74,565	A·B
CTConnecticut	$63,289	$136,916	-$73,627	A·B
ARArkansas	$39,129	$50,038	-$10,909	A·B