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

$126,260

national median wage

$97,565/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $46,380 more nationally

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

Accountant

$79,880

national median wage

$65,026/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
WAWashington	$112,718	$71,681	+$41,037	A·B
NVNevada	$100,415	$59,911	+$40,504	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$64,153	+$38,312	A·B
HIHawaii	$94,884	$57,533	+$37,351	A·B
AKAlaska	$102,465	$65,525	+$36,940	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$58,855	+$36,477	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$68,529	+$36,001	A·B
WYWyoming	$92,146	$56,971	+$35,175	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$53,349	+$34,184	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$57,759	+$33,790	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$64,260	+$33,366	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$56,380	+$32,882	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$51,923	+$32,671	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$69,534	+$32,595	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$59,609	+$32,277	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$64,207	+$32,170	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$66,763	+$31,764	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$52,550	+$31,637	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$56,018	+$31,582	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$61,924	+$31,326	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$55,869	+$31,163	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$55,392	+$31,153	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$62,443	+$30,956	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$60,995	+$30,447	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$58,590	+$30,082	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$61,268	+$29,920	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$56,901	+$29,861	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$53,475	+$29,525	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$65,441	+$29,506	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$59,555	+$29,242	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$70,074	+$29,117	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$54,687	+$29,100	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$52,728	+$28,835	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$47,476	+$28,333	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$58,546	+$27,971	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$50,780	+$27,842	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$62,683	+$27,592	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$55,990	+$27,492	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$63,242	+$27,333	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$53,876	+$27,179	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$52,719	+$27,122	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$59,002	+$27,071	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$53,978	+$27,030	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$54,438	+$26,837	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$50,300	+$26,680	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$50,576	+$26,610	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$55,594	+$25,778	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$60,404	+$25,240	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$72,864	+$25,138	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$64,782	+$24,522	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$77,933	+$21,278	A·B