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

$126,260

national median wage

$97,565/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $22,870 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 51 states · Electrical Engineer leads in 0 states

Electrical Engineer

$103,390

national median wage

$81,565/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
HIHawaii	$94,884	$73,095	+$21,789	A·B
NVNevada	$100,415	$79,067	+$21,347	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$68,718	+$20,544	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$83,992	+$18,473	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$80,416	+$17,210	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$78,857	+$16,476	A·B
AKAlaska	$102,465	$86,102	+$16,363	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$75,373	+$16,176	A·B
WYWyoming	$92,146	$76,253	+$15,892	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$68,746	+$15,848	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$88,828	+$15,701	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$83,036	+$15,491	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$77,868	+$15,381	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$83,134	+$14,868	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$77,250	+$14,636	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$69,605	+$14,582	A·B
WAWashington	$112,718	$98,645	+$14,073	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$77,660	+$13,782	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$88,452	+$13,677	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$85,710	+$13,481	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$76,861	+$13,413	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$70,505	+$13,283	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$83,814	+$12,563	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$78,694	+$12,495	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$78,179	+$12,396	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$70,625	+$12,375	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$75,507	+$12,093	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$75,017	+$12,016	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$69,892	+$11,671	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$74,236	+$11,407	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$69,683	+$11,372	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$75,380	+$11,165	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$77,769	+$11,028	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$75,148	+$10,925	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$75,862	+$10,900	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$66,089	+$10,891	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$72,607	+$10,875	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$82,571	+$10,829	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$76,253	+$10,264	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$67,017	+$10,169	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$70,929	+$10,079	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$79,028	+$9,644	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$66,231	+$9,578	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$70,271	+$9,571	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$69,087	+$9,535	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$86,102	+$8,844	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$90,479	+$8,732	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$72,682	+$8,691	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$73,614	+$7,661	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$80,602	+$6,931	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$83,142	+$6,163	A·B