Nurse Practitioner vs Civil Engineer 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 $29,620 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 51 states · Civil Engineer leads in 0 states

Civil Engineer

$99,590

national median wage

$78,892/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	Civil Engineer	Difference
MTMontana	$96,419	$62,203	+$34,216	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$62,252	+$29,256	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$77,361	+$28,830	A·B
CACalifornia	$113,740	$85,235	+$28,505	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$73,566	+$28,223	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$65,937	+$27,904	A·B
NYNew York	$103,102	$75,893	+$27,209	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$72,672	+$27,097	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$65,629	+$26,410	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,681	$84,273	+$26,408	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$72,917	+$24,937	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$65,837	+$24,497	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$69,256	+$24,460	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$82,761	+$24,346	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$75,698	+$24,341	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$75,588	+$23,569	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$71,037	+$23,396	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$72,332	+$23,087	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$69,954	+$22,387	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$72,805	+$22,385	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$76,225	+$22,358	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$72,890	+$22,301	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$77,308	+$22,165	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$69,455	+$22,113	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$71,474	+$21,942	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$67,466	+$21,913	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$78,622	+$21,815	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$77,639	+$21,805	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$70,835	+$21,803	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$78,258	+$21,323	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$63,456	+$21,085	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$71,445	+$20,793	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$72,831	+$20,125	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$75,218	+$19,732	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$75,740	+$19,323	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$70,290	+$18,996	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$74,920	+$18,676	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$75,863	+$18,481	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$71,796	+$18,040	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$74,991	+$17,875	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$74,923	+$17,768	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$73,704	+$17,723	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$74,819	+$17,065	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$75,004	+$16,416	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$78,149	+$15,831	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$84,068	+$11,932	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$74,131	+$10,656	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$78,126	+$10,185	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$75,931	+$9,138	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$77,583	+$7,520	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$73,203	+$5,770	A·B