Nurse Practitioner vs Pharmacist 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)

Pharmacist earns $6,490 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 4 states · Pharmacist leads in 46 states

Pharmacist

$132,750

national median wage

$102,001/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	Pharmacist	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$92,849	-$9,849	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$87,118	-$8,496	A·B
AKAlaska	$102,465	$110,667	-$8,202	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$95,157	-$8,125	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$84,859	-$7,878	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$85,013	-$7,828	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$88,801	-$7,745	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$94,256	-$7,739	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$88,862	-$7,299	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$83,030	-$7,222	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$87,058	-$7,216	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$90,659	-$7,178	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$88,120	-$7,112	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$98,364	-$6,922	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$87,885	-$6,610	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$87,767	-$6,395	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$92,549	-$6,004	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$94,677	-$5,880	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$89,561	-$5,773	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$93,322	-$5,722	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$96,411	-$5,222	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$93,828	-$5,155	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$89,698	-$5,103	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$94,312	-$5,008	A·B
WYWyoming	$92,146	$96,997	-$4,852	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$90,650	-$4,577	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$88,693	-$4,506	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$90,130	-$4,487	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$94,713	-$4,438	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$99,048	-$4,101	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$95,837	-$3,951	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$90,652	-$3,889	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$94,280	-$3,705	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$105,883	-$3,418	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$99,532	-$3,155	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$101,119	-$3,118	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$94,586	-$3,038	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$95,958	-$2,558	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$99,534	-$1,908	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$95,065	-$1,815	A·B
HIHawaii	$94,884	$96,687	-$1,803	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$101,007	-$1,796	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$102,758	+$1,772	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$88,842	-$1,309	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$100,862	+$1,267	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$100,431	-$1,240	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$90,486	-$1,224	A·B
NVNevada	$100,415	$99,731	+$684	A·B
WAWashington	$112,718	$112,034	+$684	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$95,917	-$585	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$98,527	$0	A·B