Data Scientist 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.

Data Scientist

$108,020

national median wage

$84,822/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $18,240 more nationally

Data Scientist 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 = Data Scientist earns more after tax.

State	Data Scientist	Nurse Practitioner	Difference
AKAlaska	$77,372	$102,465	-$25,093	A·B
WYWyoming	$68,227	$92,146	-$23,919	A·B
NVNevada	$76,669	$100,415	-$23,746	A·B
HIHawaii	$71,598	$94,884	-$23,285	A·B
MEMaine	$68,459	$89,262	-$20,803	A·B
VTVermont	$72,562	$91,549	-$18,987	A·B
RIRhode Island	$78,835	$97,626	-$18,791	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$69,207	$87,533	-$18,326	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$84,407	$102,465	-$18,058	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$69,272	$87,032	-$17,761	A·B
MTMontana	$67,193	$84,594	-$17,402	A·B
LALouisiana	$64,750	$81,275	-$16,525	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$60,878	$77,186	-$16,308	A·B
MSMississippi	$60,053	$75,809	-$15,756	A·B
CTConnecticut	$82,772	$98,527	-$15,755	A·B
INIndiana	$71,066	$86,545	-$15,479	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$67,523	$83,000	-$15,477	A·B
ARArkansas	$61,881	$76,981	-$15,100	A·B
IDIdaho	$69,340	$84,187	-$14,847	A·B
MNMinnesota	$78,879	$93,250	-$14,371	A·B
WIWisconsin	$73,289	$87,600	-$14,311	A·B
OROregon	$81,068	$95,333	-$14,265	A·B
AZArizona	$77,650	$91,886	-$14,236	A·B
IAIowa	$66,832	$81,055	-$14,223	A·B
FLFlorida	$77,372	$91,442	-$14,070	A·B
KYKentucky	$67,630	$81,563	-$13,934	A·B
MIMichigan	$74,791	$88,672	-$13,881	A·B
OKOklahoma	$66,066	$79,842	-$13,776	A·B
ALAlabama	$64,899	$78,622	-$13,724	A·B
NENebraska	$70,240	$83,787	-$13,547	A·B
OHOhio	$75,465	$88,798	-$13,333	A·B
KSKansas	$68,078	$81,008	-$12,930	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$68,582	$81,372	-$12,790	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$78,418	$91,188	-$12,771	A·B
TNTennessee	$73,855	$86,518	-$12,663	A·B
DEDelaware	$77,917	$90,575	-$12,657	A·B
MOMissouri	$72,338	$83,481	-$11,144	A·B
MDMaryland	$85,507	$96,377	-$10,870	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$88,647	$99,191	-$10,544	A·B
ILIllinois	$79,863	$90,275	-$10,411	A·B
GAGeorgia	$75,267	$85,643	-$10,376	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$92,626	$102,129	-$9,503	A·B
UTUtah	$77,564	$86,762	-$9,198	A·B
TXTexas	$86,518	$94,947	-$8,429	A·B
CACalifornia	$96,263	$104,530	-$8,267	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$78,171	$86,073	-$7,902	A·B
COColorado	$85,598	$93,400	-$7,801	A·B
NYNew York	$90,520	$98,002	-$7,482	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,029	$99,211	-$7,182	A·B
WAWashington	$105,883	$112,718	-$6,835	A·B
VAVirginia	$84,815	$89,304	-$4,489	A·B