Accountant vs Nurse Practitioner Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Accountant

$81,680

national median wage

$66,292/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $47,530 more nationally

Accountant leads in 0 states · Nurse Practitioner leads in 51 states

Nurse Practitioner

$129,210

national median wage

$99,581/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Accountant earns more after tax.

State	Accountant	Nurse Practitioner	Difference
AKAlaska	$66,482	$110,681	-$44,199	A·B
CACalifornia	$71,749	$113,740	-$41,991	A·B
IDIdaho	$51,696	$93,416	-$41,720	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$60,822	$100,437	-$39,615	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,917	$92,341	-$39,424	A·B
OROregon	$59,402	$97,855	-$38,453	A·B
MTMontana	$58,328	$96,419	-$38,091	A·B
NENebraska	$55,588	$93,597	-$38,009	A·B
LALouisiana	$56,051	$93,980	-$37,929	A·B
AZArizona	$62,576	$99,769	-$37,193	A·B
MSMississippi	$51,506	$88,311	-$36,805	A·B
IAIowa	$58,882	$95,418	-$36,537	A·B
NVNevada	$63,858	$99,581	-$35,723	A·B
FLFlorida	$64,034	$99,444	-$35,411	A·B
WYWyoming	$63,281	$98,583	-$35,302	A·B
TXTexas	$65,110	$100,039	-$34,929	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$59,460	$94,343	-$34,883	A·B
MOMissouri	$57,830	$92,638	-$34,808	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$67,101	$101,789	-$34,688	A·B
INIndiana	$61,034	$95,191	-$34,157	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$60,858	$94,433	-$33,575	A·B
VTVermont	$60,371	$93,841	-$33,469	A·B
UTUtah	$58,327	$91,569	-$33,242	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,429	$84,541	-$33,111	A·B
OHOhio	$62,097	$95,190	-$33,093	A·B
OKOklahoma	$59,961	$92,690	-$32,729	A·B
WIWisconsin	$61,047	$93,716	-$32,669	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,837	$92,956	-$32,119	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$63,218	$95,063	-$31,846	A·B
MIMichigan	$60,454	$92,039	-$31,586	A·B
CTConnecticut	$67,705	$99,158	-$31,453	A·B
KSKansas	$59,114	$90,334	-$31,220	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$58,501	$89,379	-$30,878	A·B
WAWashington	$76,493	$107,106	-$30,614	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$75,857	$106,190	-$30,333	A·B
MNMinnesota	$61,892	$91,884	-$29,991	A·B
MEMaine	$59,416	$89,286	-$29,870	A·B
GAGeorgia	$61,646	$91,508	-$29,862	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$62,752	$92,238	-$29,486	A·B
KYKentucky	$57,227	$85,070	-$27,843	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$57,078	$84,788	-$27,709	A·B
NYNew York	$75,467	$103,102	-$27,635	A·B
DEDelaware	$63,975	$91,427	-$27,452	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$72,165	$99,473	-$27,308	A·B
RIRhode Island	$69,414	$95,999	-$26,586	A·B
MDMaryland	$64,881	$91,419	-$26,538	A·B
COColorado	$68,913	$94,950	-$26,036	A·B
VAVirginia	$64,031	$89,836	-$25,805	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,539	$78,974	-$23,435	A·B
TNTennessee	$61,944	$85,103	-$23,159	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$75,523	$92,865	-$17,343	A·B