Nurse Practitioner vs Dentist 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)

Dentist earns $43,580 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 2 states · Dentist leads in 49 states

Dentist

$172,790

national median wage

$129,368/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	Dentist	Difference
VTVermont	$93,841	$156,933	-$63,093	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$152,975	-$61,548	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,681	$170,597	-$59,916	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$147,204	-$52,861	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$142,015	-$52,728	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$142,522	-$50,638	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$144,253	-$50,537	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$149,068	-$49,299	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$136,271	-$44,762	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$135,303	-$43,065	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$120,993	-$42,020	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$131,910	-$40,490	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$147,399	-$40,292	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$122,620	-$38,079	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$126,369	-$36,533	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$129,021	-$35,041	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$133,536	-$34,379	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$125,025	-$32,986	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$125,797	-$32,841	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$127,047	-$31,856	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$116,839	-$31,736	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$122,184	-$29,546	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$124,834	-$29,415	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$118,831	-$28,498	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$122,581	-$27,518	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$121,419	-$26,987	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$122,762	-$26,763	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$111,223	-$26,435	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$119,232	-$25,635	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$117,649	-$24,784	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$122,010	-$24,156	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$117,135	-$23,719	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$122,588	-$23,143	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$115,108	-$22,418	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$120,948	-$21,476	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$121,560	-$21,123	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$122,020	-$20,232	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$114,102	-$18,912	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$118,828	-$18,789	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$105,773	-$16,394	A·B
MTMontana	$96,419	$112,621	-$16,202	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$99,288	-$14,218	A·B
NYNew York	$103,102	$114,762	-$11,659	A·B
CACalifornia	$113,740	$120,785	-$7,045	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$112,537	-$6,347	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$94,333	-$6,022	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$97,812	-$5,471	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$95,764	-$4,195	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$99,113	-$4,163	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$96,827	+$2,755	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$97,975	+$608	A·B