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

$129,210

national median wage

$99,581/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $8,270 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 7 states · Pharmacist leads in 44 states

Pharmacist

$137,480

national median wage

$105,234/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
ALAlabama	$78,974	$96,376	-$17,402	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$101,003	-$15,899	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$107,638	-$15,754	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$108,974	-$14,024	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$97,961	-$13,420	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$97,472	-$12,402	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$97,157	-$12,369	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,681	$122,813	-$12,132	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$107,086	-$12,023	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$104,292	-$11,951	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$118,589	-$11,483	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$108,680	-$10,825	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$95,586	+$10,605	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$96,810	-$8,499	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$98,136	-$8,301	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$102,544	-$8,200	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$99,244	-$7,818	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$97,178	-$7,798	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$101,175	-$7,459	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$99,983	-$7,345	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$96,587	-$7,301	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$99,304	-$7,067	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$101,999	-$6,808	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$98,292	-$6,723	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$98,738	-$6,698	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$105,227	-$6,644	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$106,033	-$6,452	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$97,757	-$6,338	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$107,968	-$6,179	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$98,958	-$6,093	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$99,494	-$6,078	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$96,397	-$6,064	A·B
NYNew York	$103,102	$97,457	+$5,645	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$99,936	-$5,503	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$100,241	-$5,051	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$104,871	-$4,832	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$97,559	-$4,603	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$103,853	-$4,409	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$95,513	-$4,004	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$96,323	-$3,633	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$97,048	-$3,452	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$96,932	-$3,091	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$102,594	-$2,825	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$97,871	-$2,453	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$96,379	-$2,398	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$96,900	+$2,257	A·B
MTMontana	$96,419	$98,670	-$2,251	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$97,661	+$1,812	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$94,282	+$1,717	A·B
CACalifornia	$113,740	$112,878	+$862	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$99,904	+$533	A·B