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

$126,260

national median wage

$97,565/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $26,550 more nationally

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

Physical Therapist

$99,710

national median wage

$78,976/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
WAWashington	$112,718	$85,111	+$27,607	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$79,689	+$22,440	A·B
NVNevada	$100,415	$78,076	+$22,339	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$73,060	+$22,273	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$82,534	+$21,996	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$80,890	+$21,576	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$76,981	+$21,546	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$78,410	+$20,781	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$77,722	+$20,279	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$71,287	+$20,262	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$77,523	+$20,103	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$73,159	+$20,090	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$73,727	+$19,672	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$69,723	+$19,539	A·B
WYWyoming	$92,146	$73,151	+$18,995	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$77,662	+$18,716	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$69,207	+$18,326	A·B
HIHawaii	$94,884	$76,566	+$18,317	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$72,669	+$17,605	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$77,372	+$17,575	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$81,687	+$17,524	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$71,486	+$17,186	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$69,680	+$17,082	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$70,638	+$16,394	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$75,615	+$16,271	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$75,262	+$16,181	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$75,054	+$16,135	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$67,660	+$16,128	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$68,482	+$16,113	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$74,730	+$15,845	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$70,269	+$15,804	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$71,988	+$15,612	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$70,079	+$15,564	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$68,695	+$15,492	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$71,066	+$15,479	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$73,437	+$15,360	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$66,186	+$14,870	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$74,479	+$14,825	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$68,227	+$14,774	A·B
AKAlaska	$102,465	$87,925	+$14,541	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$66,785	+$14,223	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$72,448	+$14,070	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$67,630	+$13,934	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$69,716	+$13,766	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$68,055	+$13,220	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$66,722	+$13,120	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$65,552	+$13,070	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$64,140	+$13,046	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$68,582	+$12,790	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$64,507	+$12,474	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$63,992	+$11,817	A·B