Nurse Practitioner vs Mechanical 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 $26,890 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 50 states · Mechanical Engineer leads in 1 states

Mechanical Engineer

$102,320

national median wage

$80,812/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	Mechanical Engineer	Difference
NENebraska	$93,597	$63,833	+$29,764	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$67,559	+$26,784	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$79,491	+$26,699	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$71,821	+$26,034	A·B
NYNew York	$103,102	$77,627	+$25,476	A·B
CACalifornia	$113,740	$89,978	+$23,762	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$68,976	+$23,714	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$61,223	+$23,317	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$70,093	+$22,545	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$72,560	+$22,503	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$77,203	+$22,241	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$70,130	+$22,212	A·B
MTMontana	$96,419	$74,406	+$22,014	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$71,891	+$21,825	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$77,850	+$21,731	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$85,772	+$21,335	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$69,069	+$21,264	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$74,375	+$21,044	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$78,786	+$20,984	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$78,677	+$20,480	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$74,731	+$20,458	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$74,394	+$20,038	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$81,917	+$19,872	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$75,720	+$19,470	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$72,541	+$18,968	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$69,361	+$18,950	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$74,198	+$18,758	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$73,255	+$18,629	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$75,372	+$18,469	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$74,098	+$17,471	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$77,114	+$16,302	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$73,824	+$16,011	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$76,356	+$15,882	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$84,977	+$15,062	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$76,985	+$15,054	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$74,474	+$14,812	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$80,804	+$14,146	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$75,598	+$13,781	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$77,656	+$13,771	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,681	$100,114	+$10,567	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$89,197	+$10,275	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$86,049	+$9,950	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$75,403	+$9,667	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$82,482	+$8,937	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$86,029	+$7,951	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$91,076	+$7,507	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$77,786	+$7,001	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$78,709	+$6,395	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$72,844	+$6,130	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$102,372	-$1,935	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$92,040	+$826	A·B