Nurse Practitioner vs Electrical 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

$129,210

national median wage

$99,581/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $17,300 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 46 states · Electrical Engineer leads in 5 states

Electrical Engineer

$111,910

national median wage

$87,559/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	Electrical Engineer	Difference
AKAlaska	$110,681	$85,357	+$25,324	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$76,669	+$22,488	A·B
MTMontana	$96,419	$74,393	+$22,026	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$76,977	+$20,878	A·B
NYNew York	$103,102	$82,409	+$20,694	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$74,721	+$18,996	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$77,239	+$17,950	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$77,284	+$17,907	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$72,897	+$17,437	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$82,585	+$16,996	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$79,004	+$16,996	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$83,091	+$16,948	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$76,285	+$16,056	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$76,991	+$15,965	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$77,789	+$15,808	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$84,214	+$15,556	A·B
CACalifornia	$113,740	$98,239	+$15,501	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$91,005	+$15,185	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$77,157	+$14,882	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$77,183	+$14,701	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$77,991	+$14,699	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$80,830	+$14,588	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$80,538	+$14,525	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$85,125	+$14,320	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$77,330	+$14,178	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$79,422	+$13,216	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$76,069	+$12,242	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$72,883	+$12,187	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$79,675	+$11,894	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$82,656	+$11,776	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$82,372	+$11,608	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$73,138	+$11,403	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$80,848	+$11,389	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$87,439	+$11,144	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$83,983	+$10,967	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$81,290	+$10,137	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$84,317	+$10,026	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$80,547	+$8,739	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$80,755	+$8,624	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$91,313	+$8,159	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$77,046	+$7,741	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$86,547	+$7,294	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$100,620	+$6,486	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$84,816	-$5,842	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$97,342	-$4,477	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$103,870	-$3,433	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$88,652	+$1,183	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$86,124	-$1,020	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$90,735	+$684	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$101,344	+$444	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$93,429	-$13	A·B