Software Developer vs Pharmacist 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)

Pharmacist earns $2,590 more nationally

Software Developer leads in 6 states · Pharmacist leads in 45 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 = Software Developer earns more after tax.

State	Software Developer	Pharmacist	Difference
AKAlaska	$88,220	$110,667	-$22,447	A·B
WYWyoming	$76,373	$96,997	-$20,624	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$73,524	$92,849	-$19,325	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$76,164	$95,157	-$18,993	A·B
MSMississippi	$64,235	$83,030	-$18,796	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$66,619	$85,013	-$18,395	A·B
LALouisiana	$69,635	$87,885	-$18,250	A·B
ARArkansas	$67,678	$84,859	-$17,181	A·B
HIHawaii	$79,876	$96,687	-$16,810	A·B
ALAlabama	$71,355	$87,118	-$15,762	A·B
MTMontana	$75,023	$89,698	-$14,674	A·B
VTVermont	$80,129	$94,586	-$14,457	A·B
OKOklahoma	$72,823	$87,058	-$14,235	A·B
MEMaine	$76,314	$90,486	-$14,172	A·B
IAIowa	$75,379	$88,801	-$13,422	A·B
RIRhode Island	$86,248	$99,534	-$13,287	A·B
KYKentucky	$75,685	$88,862	-$13,177	A·B
NVNevada	$86,672	$99,731	-$13,059	A·B
INIndiana	$79,788	$92,549	-$12,761	A·B
TNTennessee	$81,818	$94,256	-$12,438	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$93,834	$105,883	-$12,049	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$75,758	$87,767	-$12,010	A·B
FLFlorida	$87,045	$98,364	-$11,319	A·B
KSKansas	$76,832	$88,120	-$11,288	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$77,657	$88,842	-$11,185	A·B
NENebraska	$78,801	$89,561	-$10,760	A·B
WIWisconsin	$82,565	$93,322	-$10,757	A·B
MOMissouri	$80,145	$90,659	-$10,514	A·B
OHOhio	$84,172	$94,677	-$10,505	A·B
MIMichigan	$83,543	$93,828	-$10,285	A·B
IDIdaho	$79,120	$88,693	-$9,573	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$88,765	$96,411	-$7,645	A·B
CTConnecticut	$90,977	$98,527	-$7,551	A·B
MNMinnesota	$88,626	$95,065	-$6,438	A·B
ILIllinois	$88,365	$94,713	-$6,347	A·B
DEDelaware	$88,339	$94,280	-$5,940	A·B
WAWashington	$117,625	$112,034	+$5,591	A·B
CACalifornia	$107,896	$102,758	+$5,137	A·B
MDMaryland	$94,616	$99,532	-$4,916	A·B
OROregon	$91,481	$95,917	-$4,436	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,747	$90,130	-$4,383	A·B
AZArizona	$91,471	$95,837	-$4,366	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$105,081	$100,862	+$4,219	A·B
COColorado	$99,872	$95,958	+$3,914	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,804	$90,650	-$3,846	A·B
UTUtah	$88,004	$90,652	-$2,648	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$97,840	$100,431	-$2,591	A·B
TXTexas	$96,697	$99,048	-$2,351	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$102,760	$101,007	+$1,754	A·B
NYNew York	$100,770	$101,119	-$349	A·B
VAVirginia	$94,343	$94,312	+$31	A·B