Nurse Practitioner vs Plumber 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 $66,240 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 51 states · Plumber leads in 0 states

Plumber

$62,970

national median wage

$52,776/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	Plumber	Difference
CACalifornia	$113,740	$54,543	+$59,197	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$42,789	+$56,655	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$42,990	+$52,073	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$48,478	+$51,959	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$49,233	+$50,806	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$41,625	+$50,613	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$52,021	+$49,768	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$50,486	+$49,095	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$50,803	+$48,966	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$40,465	+$48,915	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$44,322	+$48,369	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$46,097	+$47,319	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$51,579	+$47,004	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$45,110	+$46,398	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$60,387	+$45,804	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$49,663	+$45,755	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$49,237	+$44,603	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$40,359	+$44,181	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$51,200	+$43,749	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$51,486	+$43,704	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$52,303	+$43,696	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,681	$67,284	+$43,397	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$50,555	+$43,042	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$52,179	+$43,012	A·B
NYNew York	$103,102	$60,387	+$42,716	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$64,456	+$42,651	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$49,008	+$42,561	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$50,088	+$42,549	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$47,426	+$42,410	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$56,972	+$42,185	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$52,535	+$41,808	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$46,764	+$41,546	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$52,627	+$41,353	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$50,376	+$41,044	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$53,672	+$40,761	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$44,111	+$40,677	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$50,840	+$40,587	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$49,950	+$40,383	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$48,913	+$40,373	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$48,566	+$36,537	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$63,460	+$36,012	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$43,013	+$35,960	A·B
MTMontana	$96,419	$60,612	+$35,808	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$50,229	+$34,841	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$59,644	+$32,697	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$61,281	+$32,435	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$59,998	+$32,042	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$66,782	+$31,073	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$62,485	+$30,381	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$63,278	+$28,606	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$71,890	+$21,066	A·B