Registered Nurse vs Pharmacist Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Registered Nurse

$93,600

national median wage

$74,678/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $43,880 more nationally

Registered Nurse 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 = Registered Nurse earns more after tax.

State	Registered Nurse	Pharmacist	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$57,730	$107,086	-$49,356	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,520	$96,376	-$40,856	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$63,619	$102,544	-$38,925	A·B
WYWyoming	$66,369	$105,227	-$38,857	A·B
INIndiana	$63,278	$101,999	-$38,720	A·B
MSMississippi	$58,573	$96,810	-$38,237	A·B
MOMissouri	$62,136	$99,983	-$37,847	A·B
ARArkansas	$60,267	$97,961	-$37,694	A·B
IAIowa	$60,659	$97,871	-$37,213	A·B
FLFlorida	$67,115	$103,853	-$36,738	A·B
TNTennessee	$64,428	$101,003	-$36,575	A·B
KSKansas	$60,189	$96,397	-$36,208	A·B
AKAlaska	$86,700	$122,813	-$36,113	A·B
COColorado	$73,193	$108,974	-$35,780	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$61,403	$97,157	-$35,754	A·B
MTMontana	$62,960	$98,670	-$35,710	A·B
OHOhio	$64,537	$100,241	-$35,704	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$63,661	$99,304	-$35,643	A·B
UTUtah	$63,048	$98,292	-$35,244	A·B
KYKentucky	$62,367	$97,472	-$35,105	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$62,086	$97,178	-$35,092	A·B
WIWisconsin	$66,199	$101,175	-$34,976	A·B
NENebraska	$62,853	$97,048	-$34,196	A·B
LALouisiana	$62,342	$96,379	-$34,037	A·B
MEMaine	$62,693	$96,587	-$33,894	A·B
IDIdaho	$65,691	$99,494	-$33,803	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,819	$96,323	-$33,504	A·B
MNMinnesota	$74,456	$107,638	-$33,182	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,709	$98,738	-$33,029	A·B
TXTexas	$72,152	$104,871	-$32,719	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$67,774	$99,936	-$32,162	A·B
ILIllinois	$65,487	$97,559	-$32,072	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$67,927	$99,904	-$31,977	A·B
VTVermont	$65,573	$96,932	-$31,358	A·B
VAVirginia	$67,022	$98,136	-$31,114	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$76,950	$107,968	-$31,018	A·B
WAWashington	$87,749	$118,589	-$30,841	A·B
DEDelaware	$69,107	$99,244	-$30,137	A·B
GAGeorgia	$65,855	$95,513	-$29,657	A·B
AZArizona	$74,972	$102,594	-$27,622	A·B
NVNevada	$80,580	$106,033	-$25,453	A·B
MDMaryland	$72,714	$97,757	-$25,043	A·B
OROregon	$85,760	$108,680	-$22,920	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$76,463	$98,958	-$22,495	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$75,687	$97,661	-$21,974	A·B
CTConnecticut	$75,453	$96,900	-$21,447	A·B
NYNew York	$77,929	$97,457	-$19,527	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$76,747	$95,586	-$18,839	A·B
RIRhode Island	$76,006	$94,282	-$18,277	A·B
CACalifornia	$98,222	$112,878	-$14,656	A·B
HIHawaii	$95,593	$104,292	-$8,699	A·B