Lawyer 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.

Lawyer

$145,760

national median wage

$110,893/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Lawyer earns $19,500 more nationally

Lawyer leads in 18 states · Nurse Practitioner leads in 33 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 = Lawyer earns more after tax.

State	Lawyer	Nurse Practitioner	Difference
DCWashington D.C.	$146,590	$99,211	+$47,379	A·B
NYNew York	$136,214	$98,002	+$38,212	A·B
CACalifornia	$122,245	$104,530	+$17,715	A·B
VAVirginia	$104,954	$89,304	+$15,650	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$116,066	$102,129	+$13,937	A·B
HIHawaii	$81,534	$94,884	-$13,349	A·B
MEMaine	$76,675	$89,262	-$12,587	A·B
MDMaryland	$108,366	$96,377	+$11,989	A·B
WYWyoming	$80,186	$92,146	-$11,960	A·B
VTVermont	$80,212	$91,549	-$11,337	A·B
TXTexas	$105,883	$94,947	+$10,936	A·B
ILIllinois	$101,053	$90,275	+$10,778	A·B
OROregon	$84,752	$95,333	-$10,581	A·B
MTMontana	$74,282	$84,594	-$10,312	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$109,108	$99,191	+$9,917	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$78,370	$87,533	-$9,163	A·B
AKAlaska	$93,553	$102,465	-$8,913	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$93,553	$102,465	-$8,913	A·B
DEDelaware	$98,602	$90,575	+$8,028	A·B
IDIdaho	$76,441	$84,187	-$7,746	A·B
FLFlorida	$97,681	$91,442	+$6,239	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$81,567	$87,032	-$5,465	A·B
MSMississippi	$70,557	$75,809	-$5,252	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$78,076	$83,000	-$4,925	A·B
NVNevada	$95,630	$100,415	-$4,785	A·B
INIndiana	$81,834	$86,545	-$4,711	A·B
UTUtah	$82,163	$86,762	-$4,599	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$72,620	$77,186	-$4,566	A·B
NENebraska	$79,272	$83,787	-$4,516	A·B
OKOklahoma	$75,906	$79,842	-$3,936	A·B
WIWisconsin	$83,697	$87,600	-$3,903	A·B
IAIowa	$77,176	$81,055	-$3,879	A·B
COColorado	$97,237	$93,400	+$3,837	A·B
WAWashington	$109,300	$112,718	-$3,418	A·B
KYKentucky	$78,909	$81,563	-$2,654	A·B
LALouisiana	$78,631	$81,275	-$2,644	A·B
ARArkansas	$74,355	$76,981	-$2,626	A·B
MOMissouri	$86,103	$83,481	+$2,622	A·B
GAGeorgia	$88,237	$85,643	+$2,594	A·B
KSKansas	$78,422	$81,008	-$2,586	A·B
CTConnecticut	$101,021	$98,527	+$2,494	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,718	$97,626	-$1,908	A·B
MIMichigan	$87,350	$88,672	-$1,322	A·B
AZArizona	$93,203	$91,886	+$1,317	A·B
ALAlabama	$77,315	$78,622	-$1,307	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$92,494	$91,188	+$1,306	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$80,093	$81,372	-$1,279	A·B
MNMinnesota	$92,040	$93,250	-$1,210	A·B
TNTennessee	$87,221	$86,518	+$704	A·B
OHOhio	$88,134	$88,798	-$664	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$85,414	$86,073	-$659	A·B