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

$126,260

national median wage

$97,565/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $64,710 more nationally

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

Plumber

$61,550

national median wage

$51,635/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
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$52,383	+$50,083	A·B
WAWashington	$112,718	$64,857	+$47,861	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$48,325	+$46,622	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$45,553	+$45,889	A·B
NVNevada	$100,415	$55,147	+$45,268	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$46,663	+$45,223	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$46,836	+$44,712	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$59,915	+$44,615	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$42,332	+$43,741	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$45,609	+$43,653	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$52,772	+$43,605	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$46,085	+$43,219	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$44,393	+$43,140	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$42,870	+$42,774	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$56,205	+$42,322	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$52,106	+$41,294	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$61,332	+$40,797	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$54,673	+$40,660	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$45,874	+$40,643	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$50,064	+$40,511	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$41,358	+$40,014	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$58,293	+$39,333	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$44,954	+$39,233	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$48,087	+$38,675	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$40,411	+$38,211	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$61,596	+$37,595	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$42,589	+$37,253	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$47,679	+$36,915	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$40,156	+$36,825	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$39,033	+$36,775	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$52,062	+$36,735	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$63,021	+$36,190	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$50,423	+$36,122	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$47,047	+$35,953	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$46,070	+$35,493	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$57,812	+$35,438	A·B
WYWyoming	$92,146	$56,830	+$35,316	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$46,200	+$35,075	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$54,102	+$34,570	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$56,760	+$34,428	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$46,613	+$34,395	A·B
AKAlaska	$102,465	$68,142	+$34,323	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$49,500	+$34,287	A·B
HIHawaii	$94,884	$60,855	+$34,029	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$64,506	+$33,496	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$43,911	+$33,275	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$54,756	+$32,844	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$51,697	+$31,784	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$50,131	+$30,924	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$56,914	+$30,118	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$61,165	+$29,109	A·B