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

$126,260

national median wage

$97,565/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $30,370 more nationally

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

Civil Engineer

$95,890

national median wage

$76,289/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
NVNevada	$100,415	$72,448	+$27,967	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$75,965	+$26,500	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$62,771	+$26,491	A·B
WAWashington	$112,718	$86,518	+$26,200	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$70,596	+$24,737	A·B
HIHawaii	$94,884	$70,356	+$24,527	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$73,587	+$24,039	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$68,099	+$23,450	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$79,036	+$23,093	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$75,694	+$22,833	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$70,617	+$22,632	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$75,792	+$22,210	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$62,681	+$21,913	A·B
WYWyoming	$92,146	$70,337	+$21,809	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$65,935	+$21,599	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$77,771	+$21,421	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$83,144	+$21,385	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$70,337	+$21,105	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$70,865	+$21,021	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$75,694	+$20,684	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$63,531	+$20,656	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$71,017	+$20,171	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$70,905	+$19,670	A·B
AKAlaska	$102,465	$83,000	+$19,465	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$64,434	+$19,353	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$74,387	+$19,013	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$71,361	+$18,913	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$66,837	+$18,807	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$68,366	+$18,396	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$64,709	+$18,291	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$69,386	+$18,214	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$70,734	+$18,064	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$70,825	+$17,847	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$68,293	+$17,780	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$69,272	+$17,761	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$77,372	+$17,575	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$69,047	+$17,498	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$64,312	+$17,251	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$66,438	+$17,043	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$69,634	+$16,884	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$64,199	+$16,809	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$64,246	+$16,809	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$60,568	+$16,413	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$63,442	+$16,400	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$62,285	+$16,338	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$60,878	+$16,308	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$82,924	+$16,287	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$60,053	+$15,756	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$66,024	+$15,348	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$74,479	+$14,825	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$68,055	+$13,220	A·B