Veterinarian 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.

Veterinarian

$125,510

national median wage

$97,052/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Physician (General Practice) earns $112,870 more nationally

Veterinarian leads in 1 states · Physician (General Practice) leads in 50 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 = Veterinarian earns more after tax.

State	Veterinarian	Physician (General Practice)	Difference
NENebraska	$64,623	$165,920	-$101,297	A·B
MTMontana	$63,465	$163,938	-$100,473	A·B
WYWyoming	$75,944	$176,092	-$100,148	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$78,140	$172,687	-$94,546	A·B
KYKentucky	$74,601	$167,837	-$93,236	A·B
IAIowa	$76,597	$167,614	-$91,017	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$72,124	$161,786	-$89,662	A·B
WIWisconsin	$78,149	$164,795	-$86,646	A·B
KSKansas	$76,025	$162,343	-$86,317	A·B
MSMississippi	$76,375	$162,158	-$85,784	A·B
IDIdaho	$78,688	$164,268	-$85,579	A·B
OROregon	$72,819	$154,481	-$81,662	A·B
NVNevada	$94,460	$175,553	-$81,093	A·B
OKOklahoma	$72,829	$153,656	-$80,827	A·B
INIndiana	$89,221	$169,065	-$79,844	A·B
GAGeorgia	$84,530	$164,300	-$79,770	A·B
AKAlaska	$97,052	$176,092	-$79,040	A·B
LALouisiana	$90,461	$169,302	-$78,841	A·B
UTUtah	$89,111	$165,371	-$76,261	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$99,362	$175,547	-$76,185	A·B
COColorado	$90,620	$166,275	-$75,655	A·B
TXTexas	$94,108	$169,107	-$74,998	A·B
MNMinnesota	$84,923	$159,733	-$74,810	A·B
HIHawaii	$74,823	$149,492	-$74,669	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$95,810	$168,748	-$72,938	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,407	$164,286	-$72,879	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$92,994	$165,571	-$72,577	A·B
TNTennessee	$96,991	$169,428	-$72,438	A·B
AZArizona	$99,124	$170,514	-$71,390	A·B
MIMichigan	$83,324	$154,382	-$71,057	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$91,433	$161,555	-$70,122	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,007	$159,630	-$69,623	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$94,791	$164,352	-$69,561	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$91,214	$159,725	-$68,511	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$97,419	$165,401	-$67,982	A·B
OHOhio	$92,828	$158,597	-$65,769	A·B
ALAlabama	$73,177	$138,448	-$65,271	A·B
MOMissouri	$88,311	$152,179	-$63,868	A·B
FLFlorida	$100,921	$163,815	-$62,895	A·B
VTVermont	$96,604	$158,193	-$61,590	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,773	$151,352	-$61,579	A·B
MEMaine	$88,693	$149,598	-$60,905	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,747	$152,900	-$60,153	A·B
WAWashington	$117,250	$176,092	-$58,842	A·B
RIRhode Island	$93,551	$152,039	-$58,488	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$105,527	$163,045	-$57,517	A·B
NYNew York	$94,322	$148,187	-$53,866	A·B
CACalifornia	$109,217	$157,937	-$48,720	A·B
CTConnecticut	$94,007	$136,916	-$42,908	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$105,925	$143,254	-$37,330	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,009	$50,038	+$25,971	A·B