Nurse Practitioner vs Physical Therapist 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 $28,190 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 51 states · Physical Therapist leads in 0 states

Physical Therapist

$101,020

national median wage

$79,898/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	Physical Therapist	Difference
NYNew York	$103,102	$73,953	+$29,149	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$79,037	+$27,153	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$80,685	+$26,421	A·B
MTMontana	$96,419	$70,304	+$26,116	A·B
CACalifornia	$113,740	$88,165	+$25,575	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,681	$85,258	+$25,423	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$69,036	+$25,307	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$77,210	+$24,579	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$73,755	+$24,100	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$76,350	+$24,087	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$75,877	+$23,596	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$71,610	+$23,453	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$70,577	+$22,839	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$71,113	+$22,727	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$76,824	+$22,334	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$73,257	+$22,162	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$78,209	+$21,560	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$71,314	+$21,324	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$78,392	+$21,052	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$73,065	+$20,532	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$69,664	+$19,622	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$75,794	+$19,396	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$75,647	+$19,303	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$73,574	+$18,767	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$73,489	+$18,749	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$74,119	+$18,747	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$73,185	+$18,699	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$75,821	+$18,612	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$79,975	+$18,608	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$73,130	+$18,439	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$81,790	+$18,249	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$75,547	+$18,169	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$77,037	+$18,153	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$77,934	+$18,065	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$74,712	+$17,978	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$74,493	+$17,546	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$76,937	+$17,044	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$82,817	+$16,764	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$73,648	+$16,685	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$76,585	+$16,371	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$75,870	+$15,638	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$75,807	+$15,620	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$74,703	+$15,133	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$73,575	+$14,736	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$77,634	+$13,785	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$75,991	+$13,388	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$73,364	+$11,177	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$74,126	+$10,943	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$74,948	+$9,839	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$72,511	+$6,463	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$79,644	+$5,459	A·B