Nurse Practitioner vs Dental Hygienist 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 $34,950 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 51 states · Dental Hygienist leads in 0 states

Dental Hygienist

$94,260

national median wage

$75,142/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	Dental Hygienist	Difference
MSMississippi	$88,311	$53,124	+$35,187	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$65,877	+$33,568	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$57,289	+$32,090	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$66,672	+$31,911	A·B
NYNew York	$102,659	$71,016	+$31,644	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$47,534	+$31,439	A·B
RIRhode Island	$94,899	$63,727	+$31,173	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$64,525	+$30,893	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,344	$63,613	+$30,731	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$64,788	+$30,402	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$63,702	+$30,278	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$62,615	+$29,424	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$105,372	$76,042	+$29,330	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$64,755	+$28,961	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$65,077	+$28,520	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$64,969	+$28,447	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$63,272	+$28,297	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$64,434	+$28,204	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$63,861	+$27,647	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$62,780	+$27,554	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$66,868	+$27,475	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$73,261	+$27,176	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,463	$71,530	+$26,933	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$68,135	+$26,928	A·B
CACalifornia	$111,574	$85,266	+$26,308	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$69,715	+$25,476	A·B
MTMontana	$96,419	$71,488	+$24,932	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$76,887	+$24,902	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$75,304	+$24,735	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$98,834	$74,453	+$24,381	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$75,407	+$24,363	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$60,716	+$24,353	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$68,877	+$23,361	A·B
MEMaine	$88,661	$65,941	+$22,720	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$62,567	+$22,220	A·B
HIHawaii	$91,951	$70,693	+$21,258	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$72,079	+$20,877	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$72,499	+$20,191	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$64,672	+$19,869	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$74,715	+$19,126	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$66,383	+$18,720	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,318	$72,813	+$18,505	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$81,403	+$18,178	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,916	$73,241	+$17,675	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$73,521	+$16,315	A·B
OROregon	$96,842	$81,459	+$15,384	A·B
COColorado	$94,379	$79,457	+$14,921	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$78,165	+$13,254	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,410	$99,686	+$10,724	A·B
WAWashington	$105,161	$95,217	+$9,944	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$90,783	+$2,083	A·B