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

$126,260

national median wage

$97,565/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $18,240 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 51 states · Data Scientist leads in 0 states

Data Scientist

$108,020

national median wage

$84,822/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	$102,465	$77,372	+$25,093	A·B
WYWyoming	$92,146	$68,227	+$23,919	A·B
NVNevada	$100,415	$76,669	+$23,746	A·B
HIHawaii	$94,884	$71,598	+$23,285	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$68,459	+$20,803	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$72,562	+$18,987	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$78,835	+$18,791	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$69,207	+$18,326	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$84,407	+$18,058	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$69,272	+$17,761	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$67,193	+$17,402	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$64,750	+$16,525	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$60,878	+$16,308	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$60,053	+$15,756	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$82,772	+$15,755	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$71,066	+$15,479	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$67,523	+$15,477	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$61,881	+$15,100	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$69,340	+$14,847	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$78,879	+$14,371	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$73,289	+$14,311	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$81,068	+$14,265	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$77,650	+$14,236	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$66,832	+$14,223	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$77,372	+$14,070	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$67,630	+$13,934	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$74,791	+$13,881	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$66,066	+$13,776	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$64,899	+$13,724	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$70,240	+$13,547	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$75,465	+$13,333	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$68,078	+$12,930	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$68,582	+$12,790	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$78,418	+$12,771	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$73,855	+$12,663	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$77,917	+$12,657	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$72,338	+$11,144	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$85,507	+$10,870	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$88,647	+$10,544	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$79,863	+$10,411	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$75,267	+$10,376	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$92,626	+$9,503	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$77,564	+$9,198	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$86,518	+$8,429	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$96,263	+$8,267	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$78,171	+$7,902	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$85,598	+$7,801	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$90,520	+$7,482	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$92,029	+$7,182	A·B
WAWashington	$112,718	$105,883	+$6,835	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$84,815	+$4,489	A·B