Software Developer vs Operations Manager Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Software Developer

$130,160

national median wage

$100,230/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Software Developer earns $28,290 more nationally

Software Developer leads in 50 states · Operations Manager leads in 1 states

Operations Manager

$101,870

national median wage

$80,496/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Software Developer earns more after tax.

State	Software Developer	Operations Manager	Difference
WAWashington	$117,625	$96,594	+$21,031	A·B
COColorado	$99,872	$81,252	+$18,619	A·B
CACalifornia	$107,896	$90,009	+$17,886	A·B
AZArizona	$91,471	$73,857	+$17,614	A·B
UTUtah	$88,004	$70,606	+$17,397	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$105,081	$89,085	+$15,996	A·B
OROregon	$91,481	$75,777	+$15,704	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,804	$71,856	+$14,948	A·B
TXTexas	$96,697	$81,881	+$14,815	A·B
IDIdaho	$79,120	$65,087	+$14,033	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$93,834	$80,474	+$13,359	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,747	$72,939	+$12,808	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$88,765	$76,002	+$12,763	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$77,657	$64,894	+$12,763	A·B
OHOhio	$84,172	$71,687	+$12,486	A·B
WIWisconsin	$82,565	$70,303	+$12,262	A·B
MTMontana	$75,023	$62,945	+$12,078	A·B
NENebraska	$78,801	$67,279	+$11,521	A·B
FLFlorida	$87,045	$75,550	+$11,495	A·B
VAVirginia	$94,343	$83,142	+$11,202	A·B
INIndiana	$79,788	$68,650	+$11,138	A·B
MIMichigan	$83,543	$72,418	+$11,125	A·B
ILIllinois	$88,365	$77,515	+$10,850	A·B
MOMissouri	$80,145	$69,329	+$10,816	A·B
MEMaine	$76,314	$65,558	+$10,757	A·B
AKAlaska	$88,220	$77,660	+$10,560	A·B
KYKentucky	$75,685	$65,248	+$10,437	A·B
KSKansas	$76,832	$66,404	+$10,428	A·B
NVNevada	$86,672	$76,253	+$10,419	A·B
IAIowa	$75,379	$65,158	+$10,221	A·B
DEDelaware	$88,339	$78,179	+$10,161	A·B
MDMaryland	$94,616	$84,468	+$10,149	A·B
MNMinnesota	$88,626	$78,504	+$10,123	A·B
VTVermont	$80,129	$70,273	+$9,856	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$97,840	$88,270	+$9,570	A·B
ALAlabama	$71,355	$61,899	+$9,456	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$73,524	$64,294	+$9,230	A·B
OKOklahoma	$72,823	$63,711	+$9,112	A·B
TNTennessee	$81,818	$72,736	+$9,082	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$75,758	$66,926	+$8,831	A·B
ARArkansas	$67,678	$59,524	+$8,154	A·B
HIHawaii	$79,876	$71,853	+$8,023	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,373	$68,515	+$7,858	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$66,619	$59,189	+$7,430	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$76,164	$68,869	+$7,296	A·B
RIRhode Island	$86,248	$79,104	+$7,144	A·B
CTConnecticut	$90,977	$84,323	+$6,653	A·B
MSMississippi	$64,235	$57,696	+$6,539	A·B
NYNew York	$100,770	$94,516	+$6,254	A·B
LALouisiana	$69,635	$64,360	+$5,275	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$102,760	$103,047	-$287	A·B