Nurse Practitioner vs Lawyer 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)

Lawyer earns $19,500 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 33 states · Lawyer leads in 18 states

Lawyer

$145,760

national median wage

$110,893/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	Lawyer	Difference
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$146,590	-$47,379	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$136,214	-$38,212	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$122,245	-$17,715	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$104,954	-$15,650	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$116,066	-$13,937	A·B
HIHawaii	$94,884	$81,534	+$13,349	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$76,675	+$12,587	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$108,366	-$11,989	A·B
WYWyoming	$92,146	$80,186	+$11,960	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$80,212	+$11,337	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$105,883	-$10,936	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$101,053	-$10,778	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$84,752	+$10,581	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$74,282	+$10,312	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$109,108	-$9,917	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$78,370	+$9,163	A·B
AKAlaska	$102,465	$93,553	+$8,913	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$93,553	+$8,913	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$98,602	-$8,028	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$76,441	+$7,746	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$97,681	-$6,239	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$81,567	+$5,465	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$70,557	+$5,252	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$78,076	+$4,925	A·B
NVNevada	$100,415	$95,630	+$4,785	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$81,834	+$4,711	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$82,163	+$4,599	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$72,620	+$4,566	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$79,272	+$4,516	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$75,906	+$3,936	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$83,697	+$3,903	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$77,176	+$3,879	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$97,237	-$3,837	A·B
WAWashington	$112,718	$109,300	+$3,418	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$78,909	+$2,654	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$78,631	+$2,644	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$74,355	+$2,626	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$86,103	-$2,622	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$88,237	-$2,594	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$78,422	+$2,586	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$101,021	-$2,494	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$95,718	+$1,908	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$87,350	+$1,322	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$93,203	-$1,317	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$77,315	+$1,307	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$92,494	-$1,306	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$80,093	+$1,279	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$92,040	+$1,210	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$87,221	-$704	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$88,134	+$664	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$85,414	+$659	A·B