Nurse Practitioner vs Psychologist 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 $33,380 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 50 states · Psychologist leads in 1 states

Psychologist

$95,830

national median wage

$76,246/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	Psychologist	Difference
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$44,372	+$57,417	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$41,292	+$50,216	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$58,485	+$41,952	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$49,188	+$41,146	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$59,707	+$40,332	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$54,657	+$39,323	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$58,354	+$35,062	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$65,033	+$33,551	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$65,944	+$33,529	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$55,893	+$33,486	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$63,298	+$31,892	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$62,003	+$31,837	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$67,938	+$31,506	A·B
CACalifornia	$113,740	$82,835	+$30,905	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$61,981	+$30,059	A·B
NYNew York	$103,102	$74,262	+$28,840	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$71,726	+$27,432	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,681	$83,310	+$27,372	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$66,450	+$26,188	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$69,183	+$25,880	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$69,685	+$24,748	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$81,520	+$24,671	A·B
MTMontana	$96,419	$72,193	+$24,226	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$67,473	+$24,096	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$65,917	+$23,918	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$69,391	+$23,299	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$70,284	+$21,954	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$71,069	+$21,796	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$72,598	+$20,999	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$75,047	+$20,372	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$72,720	+$20,236	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$77,226	+$18,774	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$81,812	+$17,958	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$81,649	+$17,932	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$70,463	+$17,848	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$89,768	+$17,339	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$72,028	+$17,258	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$78,760	+$16,429	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$75,587	+$16,296	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$77,771	+$15,945	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$77,733	+$13,687	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$78,657	+$13,684	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$71,654	+$13,134	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$72,693	+$11,848	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$79,632	+$11,795	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$73,777	+$11,326	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$84,720	+$9,623	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$90,811	+$7,043	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$74,654	+$4,320	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$92,718	+$2,232	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$86,814	-$1,745	A·B