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

$79,880

national median wage

$65,026/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $46,380 more nationally

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

Nurse Practitioner

$126,260

national median wage

$97,565/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
WAWashington	$71,681	$112,718	-$41,037	A·B
NVNevada	$59,911	$100,415	-$40,504	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$64,153	$102,465	-$38,312	A·B
HIHawaii	$57,533	$94,884	-$37,351	A·B
AKAlaska	$65,525	$102,465	-$36,940	A·B
OROregon	$58,855	$95,333	-$36,477	A·B
CACalifornia	$68,529	$104,530	-$36,001	A·B
WYWyoming	$56,971	$92,146	-$35,175	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$53,349	$87,533	-$34,184	A·B
VTVermont	$57,759	$91,549	-$33,790	A·B
RIRhode Island	$64,260	$97,626	-$33,366	A·B
MEMaine	$56,380	$89,262	-$32,882	A·B
MTMontana	$51,923	$84,594	-$32,671	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$69,534	$102,129	-$32,595	A·B
AZArizona	$59,609	$91,886	-$32,277	A·B
MDMaryland	$64,207	$96,377	-$32,170	A·B
CTConnecticut	$66,763	$98,527	-$31,764	A·B
IDIdaho	$52,550	$84,187	-$31,637	A·B
WIWisconsin	$56,018	$87,600	-$31,582	A·B
MNMinnesota	$61,924	$93,250	-$31,326	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$55,869	$87,032	-$31,163	A·B
INIndiana	$55,392	$86,545	-$31,153	A·B
COColorado	$62,443	$93,400	-$30,956	A·B
FLFlorida	$60,995	$91,442	-$30,447	A·B
MIMichigan	$58,590	$88,672	-$30,082	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$61,268	$91,188	-$29,920	A·B
UTUtah	$56,901	$86,762	-$29,861	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$53,475	$83,000	-$29,525	A·B
TXTexas	$65,441	$94,947	-$29,506	A·B
OHOhio	$59,555	$88,798	-$29,242	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$70,074	$99,191	-$29,117	A·B
NENebraska	$54,687	$83,787	-$29,100	A·B
KYKentucky	$52,728	$81,563	-$28,835	A·B
MSMississippi	$47,476	$75,809	-$28,333	A·B
TNTennessee	$58,546	$86,518	-$27,971	A·B
ALAlabama	$50,780	$78,622	-$27,842	A·B
ILIllinois	$62,683	$90,275	-$27,592	A·B
MOMissouri	$55,990	$83,481	-$27,492	A·B
DEDelaware	$63,242	$90,575	-$27,333	A·B
IAIowa	$53,876	$81,055	-$27,179	A·B
OKOklahoma	$52,719	$79,842	-$27,122	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$59,002	$86,073	-$27,071	A·B
KSKansas	$53,978	$81,008	-$27,030	A·B
LALouisiana	$54,438	$81,275	-$26,837	A·B
ARArkansas	$50,300	$76,981	-$26,680	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$50,576	$77,186	-$26,610	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$55,594	$81,372	-$25,778	A·B
GAGeorgia	$60,404	$85,643	-$25,240	A·B
NYNew York	$72,864	$98,002	-$25,138	A·B
VAVirginia	$64,782	$89,304	-$24,522	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$77,933	$99,211	-$21,278	A·B