Elementary School Teacher vs Pharmacist Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Elementary School Teacher

$61,690

national median wage

$51,748/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $71,060 more nationally

Elementary School Teacher leads in 0 states · Pharmacist leads in 51 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 = Elementary School Teacher earns more after tax.

State	Elementary School Teacher	Pharmacist	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$37,060	$92,849	-$55,789	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$50,551	$105,883	-$55,332	A·B
WAWashington	$56,956	$112,034	-$55,078	A·B
AKAlaska	$57,175	$110,667	-$53,493	A·B
AZArizona	$43,254	$95,837	-$52,583	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$42,829	$95,157	-$52,327	A·B
FLFlorida	$46,051	$98,364	-$52,313	A·B
UTUtah	$39,730	$90,652	-$50,922	A·B
MTMontana	$38,820	$89,698	-$50,878	A·B
MOMissouri	$40,591	$90,659	-$50,068	A·B
COColorado	$45,894	$95,958	-$50,064	A·B
OKOklahoma	$37,010	$87,058	-$50,048	A·B
TNTennessee	$44,235	$94,256	-$50,021	A·B
IDIdaho	$39,280	$88,693	-$49,412	A·B
TXTexas	$50,703	$99,048	-$48,345	A·B
NVNevada	$51,402	$99,731	-$48,329	A·B
INIndiana	$44,223	$92,549	-$48,326	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$42,514	$90,650	-$48,135	A·B
WYWyoming	$49,169	$96,997	-$47,829	A·B
HIHawaii	$49,130	$96,687	-$47,557	A·B
KSKansas	$40,887	$88,120	-$47,232	A·B
NENebraska	$42,362	$89,561	-$47,199	A·B
MSMississippi	$36,151	$83,030	-$46,879	A·B
MEMaine	$44,519	$90,486	-$45,967	A·B
MNMinnesota	$49,514	$95,065	-$45,551	A·B
VTVermont	$49,189	$94,586	-$45,397	A·B
WIWisconsin	$48,193	$93,322	-$45,129	A·B
OROregon	$50,921	$95,917	-$44,996	A·B
MDMaryland	$54,761	$99,532	-$44,771	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$43,141	$87,767	-$44,627	A·B
LALouisiana	$43,459	$87,885	-$44,426	A·B
ALAlabama	$42,755	$87,118	-$44,363	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$40,659	$85,013	-$44,355	A·B
IAIowa	$44,577	$88,801	-$44,223	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$44,906	$88,842	-$43,936	A·B
ARArkansas	$41,109	$84,859	-$43,750	A·B
KYKentucky	$45,345	$88,862	-$43,517	A·B
VAVirginia	$51,098	$94,312	-$43,214	A·B
OHOhio	$51,737	$94,677	-$42,941	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$59,056	$101,007	-$41,950	A·B
GAGeorgia	$48,192	$90,130	-$41,939	A·B
ILIllinois	$53,625	$94,713	-$41,088	A·B
DEDelaware	$53,265	$94,280	-$41,015	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$55,408	$96,411	-$41,003	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$60,150	$100,431	-$40,280	A·B
MIMichigan	$53,705	$93,828	-$40,122	A·B
RIRhode Island	$60,251	$99,534	-$39,283	A·B
CACalifornia	$63,810	$102,758	-$38,948	A·B
NYNew York	$62,644	$101,119	-$38,475	A·B
CTConnecticut	$60,615	$98,527	-$37,912	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$64,495	$100,862	-$36,367	A·B