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

$126,260

national median wage

$97,565/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $27,230 more nationally

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

Mechanical Engineer

$99,030

national median wage

$78,498/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
HIHawaii	$94,884	$68,742	+$26,142	A·B
NVNevada	$100,415	$75,226	+$25,189	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$65,299	+$23,963	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$79,518	+$22,948	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$83,114	+$21,416	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$76,244	+$21,383	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$74,323	+$21,010	A·B
AKAlaska	$102,465	$82,564	+$19,902	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$71,956	+$19,593	A·B
WAWashington	$112,718	$93,137	+$19,580	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$82,571	+$19,558	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$73,827	+$19,423	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$79,175	+$19,352	A·B
WYWyoming	$92,146	$73,151	+$18,995	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$66,168	+$18,426	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$79,685	+$18,317	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$66,055	+$18,132	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$69,476	+$18,058	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$73,890	+$17,552	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$81,641	+$17,550	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$79,005	+$17,373	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$74,536	+$17,350	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$74,381	+$16,807	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$70,638	+$16,394	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$74,010	+$16,265	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$67,660	+$16,128	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$74,615	+$15,960	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$77,830	+$15,570	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$70,345	+$15,298	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$71,651	+$15,111	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$68,227	+$14,774	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$66,966	+$14,597	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$71,586	+$14,487	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$69,093	+$14,388	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$73,289	+$14,311	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$74,823	+$13,975	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$67,479	+$13,577	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$73,011	+$13,534	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$67,568	+$13,441	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$73,186	+$13,331	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$81,628	+$13,319	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$75,419	+$13,253	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$63,733	+$13,248	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$86,048	+$13,163	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$62,679	+$13,130	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$66,722	+$13,120	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$64,140	+$13,046	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$66,206	+$12,417	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$69,222	+$12,151	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$78,387	+$10,917	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$70,732	+$10,543	A·B