Dental Hygienist 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.

Dental Hygienist

$94,260

national median wage

$75,142/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $34,950 more nationally

Dental Hygienist 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 = Dental Hygienist earns more after tax.

State	Dental Hygienist	Nurse Practitioner	Difference
MSMississippi	$53,124	$88,311	-$35,187	A·B
FLFlorida	$65,877	$99,444	-$33,568	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$57,289	$89,379	-$32,090	A·B
WYWyoming	$66,672	$98,583	-$31,911	A·B
NYNew York	$71,459	$103,102	-$31,644	A·B
ALAlabama	$47,534	$78,974	-$31,439	A·B
RIRhode Island	$64,638	$95,999	-$31,361	A·B
IAIowa	$64,525	$95,418	-$30,893	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$63,670	$94,433	-$30,763	A·B
OHOhio	$64,788	$95,190	-$30,402	A·B
LALouisiana	$63,702	$93,980	-$30,278	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$76,663	$106,190	-$29,527	A·B
MIMichigan	$62,615	$92,039	-$29,424	A·B
WIWisconsin	$64,755	$93,716	-$28,961	A·B
NENebraska	$65,077	$93,597	-$28,520	A·B
IDIdaho	$64,969	$93,416	-$28,447	A·B
UTUtah	$63,272	$91,569	-$28,297	A·B
MOMissouri	$64,434	$92,638	-$28,204	A·B
GAGeorgia	$63,861	$91,508	-$27,647	A·B
KSKansas	$62,780	$90,334	-$27,554	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$66,868	$94,343	-$27,475	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$73,261	$100,437	-$27,176	A·B
CTConnecticut	$72,011	$99,158	-$27,146	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$68,135	$95,063	-$26,928	A·B
CACalifornia	$86,840	$113,740	-$26,900	A·B
INIndiana	$69,715	$95,191	-$25,476	A·B
MTMontana	$71,488	$96,419	-$24,932	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$76,887	$101,789	-$24,902	A·B
TXTexas	$75,304	$100,039	-$24,735	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$74,916	$99,473	-$24,557	A·B
AZArizona	$75,407	$99,769	-$24,363	A·B
KYKentucky	$60,716	$85,070	-$24,353	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$68,877	$92,238	-$23,361	A·B
MEMaine	$66,384	$89,286	-$22,902	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$62,567	$84,788	-$22,220	A·B
HIHawaii	$71,083	$92,341	-$21,258	A·B
ILIllinois	$72,079	$92,956	-$20,877	A·B
OKOklahoma	$72,499	$92,690	-$20,191	A·B
ARArkansas	$64,672	$84,541	-$19,869	A·B
VTVermont	$74,715	$93,841	-$19,126	A·B
TNTennessee	$66,383	$85,103	-$18,720	A·B
MNMinnesota	$73,249	$91,884	-$18,635	A·B
NVNevada	$81,403	$99,581	-$18,178	A·B
DEDelaware	$73,640	$91,427	-$17,787	A·B
VAVirginia	$73,521	$89,836	-$16,315	A·B
OROregon	$82,287	$97,855	-$15,568	A·B
COColorado	$79,927	$94,950	-$15,023	A·B
MDMaryland	$78,165	$91,419	-$13,254	A·B
AKAlaska	$99,957	$110,681	-$10,724	A·B
WAWashington	$96,956	$107,106	-$10,150	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$90,783	$92,865	-$2,083	A·B