Nurse Practitioner vs Accountant Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Nurse Practitioner

$129,210

national median wage

$99,581/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $47,530 more nationally

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

Accountant

$81,680

national median wage

$66,292/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Nurse Practitioner earns more after tax.

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