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

$126,260

national median wage

$97,565/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $69,480 more nationally

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

Firefighter

$56,780

national median wage

$47,803/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
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$48,325	+$54,140	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$39,868	+$51,681	A·B
WAWashington	$112,718	$61,192	+$51,526	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$35,469	+$51,049	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$35,695	+$50,377	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$39,360	+$49,902	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$45,111	+$49,836	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$36,096	+$49,548	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$33,261	+$48,112	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$39,911	+$47,622	A·B
NVNevada	$100,415	$53,146	+$47,269	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$42,064	+$47,240	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$28,616	+$47,193	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$44,308	+$47,135	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$34,383	+$46,892	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$36,273	+$46,728	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$33,283	+$46,559	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$37,640	+$46,547	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$32,131	+$46,492	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$44,215	+$46,360	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$30,745	+$46,236	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$52,105	+$45,521	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$41,193	+$45,352	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$36,229	+$45,335	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$50,261	+$45,071	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$46,889	+$44,997	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$48,403	+$44,846	A·B
WYWyoming	$92,146	$47,522	+$44,624	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$40,450	+$44,144	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$42,750	+$44,012	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$43,099	+$43,933	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$47,335	+$43,854	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$33,406	+$43,780	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$52,727	+$43,651	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$44,111	+$43,489	A·B
AKAlaska	$102,465	$59,081	+$43,384	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$58,777	+$43,352	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$45,361	+$43,311	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$40,894	+$42,893	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$45,972	+$42,826	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$50,997	+$42,402	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$56,251	+$42,276	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$41,233	+$42,248	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$39,865	+$41,144	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$39,912	+$41,144	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$57,054	+$40,948	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$59,421	+$39,790	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$59,856	+$39,335	A·B
HIHawaii	$94,884	$56,073	+$38,810	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$54,357	+$35,917	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$69,103	+$35,427	A·B