Nurse Practitioner vs Data Scientist 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 $16,620 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 48 states · Data Scientist leads in 3 states

Data Scientist

$112,590

national median wage

$88,037/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	Data Scientist	Difference
AKAlaska	$110,681	$63,281	+$47,400	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$56,718	+$37,262	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$65,820	+$34,618	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$55,229	+$33,082	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$62,306	+$30,385	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$65,509	+$29,681	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$65,944	+$26,694	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$74,474	+$25,107	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$78,455	+$23,333	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$74,784	+$23,071	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$76,253	+$22,330	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$73,552	+$21,511	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$74,647	+$20,771	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$73,019	+$20,578	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$69,955	+$19,331	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$76,280	+$18,910	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$81,208	+$18,561	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$75,274	+$18,443	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$75,911	+$18,433	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$80,839	+$18,318	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$76,325	+$18,107	A·B
CACalifornia	$113,740	$96,137	+$17,603	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$74,830	+$17,209	A·B
MTMontana	$96,419	$79,329	+$17,090	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$72,420	+$16,959	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$68,327	+$16,461	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$83,781	+$16,258	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$83,274	+$16,170	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$76,327	+$15,182	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$79,775	+$15,174	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$71,446	+$13,624	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$119,778	-$12,672	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$80,809	+$12,607	A·B
NYNew York	$103,102	$90,619	+$12,484	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$94,259	+$11,931	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$85,472	+$10,528	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$83,197	+$9,759	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$81,844	+$9,583	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$81,084	+$9,250	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$85,241	+$6,643	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$85,905	+$6,333	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$78,334	+$6,206	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$85,536	+$6,033	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$88,217	+$5,623	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$88,053	+$4,288	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$95,266	+$4,206	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$96,301	-$3,435	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$82,486	+$2,617	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$91,000	-$1,164	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$77,980	+$993	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$90,665	+$754	A·B