Nurse Practitioner vs Firefighter 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 $69,680 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 51 states · Firefighter leads in 0 states

Firefighter

$59,530

national median wage

$50,012/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	Firefighter	Difference
LALouisiana	$93,980	$28,633	+$65,347	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$35,788	+$64,649	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$31,133	+$61,105	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,681	$52,977	+$57,704	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$30,746	+$57,565	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$34,491	+$57,393	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$38,134	+$55,707	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$34,293	+$55,086	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$43,841	+$54,742	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$40,362	+$54,701	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$39,197	+$54,519	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$35,923	+$54,410	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$30,840	+$54,230	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$37,354	+$54,154	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$38,580	+$54,110	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$48,004	+$53,785	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$39,785	+$52,853	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$38,702	+$52,725	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$39,595	+$51,974	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$48,242	+$51,528	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$38,314	+$50,972	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$45,040	+$50,379	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$49,072	+$50,372	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$34,549	+$49,992	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$43,455	+$49,961	A·B
CACalifornia	$113,740	$63,837	+$49,903	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$45,296	+$49,047	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$51,065	+$48,974	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$44,720	+$47,320	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$37,508	+$47,279	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$49,111	+$46,079	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$49,787	+$45,403	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$47,018	+$45,323	A·B
MTMontana	$96,419	$51,364	+$45,055	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$40,186	+$44,918	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$49,706	+$43,891	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$56,049	+$43,532	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$46,486	+$43,350	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$54,560	+$43,294	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$56,827	+$42,645	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$38,229	+$40,745	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$55,721	+$40,279	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$59,943	+$39,215	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$67,105	+$39,086	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$56,888	+$37,545	A·B
NYNew York	$103,102	$66,830	+$36,272	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$55,494	+$35,925	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$60,030	+$34,920	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$74,600	+$32,506	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$60,693	+$32,263	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$60,926	+$31,939	A·B