Nurse Practitioner vs Real Estate Agent 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 $66,830 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 51 states · Real Estate Agent leads in 0 states

Real Estate Agent

$59,430

national median wage

$49,932/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	Real Estate Agent	Difference
WAWashington	$112,718	$59,081	+$53,637	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$51,539	+$50,926	A·B
NVNevada	$100,415	$49,932	+$50,483	A·B
AKAlaska	$102,465	$53,146	+$49,319	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$50,856	+$47,671	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$48,113	+$47,219	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$44,488	+$47,061	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$55,510	+$46,619	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$40,420	+$46,125	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$41,420	+$46,113	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$52,105	+$45,521	A·B
WYWyoming	$92,146	$46,718	+$45,428	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$43,644	+$45,153	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$49,932	+$45,015	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$48,403	+$44,846	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$43,839	+$44,833	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$44,512	+$44,750	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$46,562	+$44,626	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$59,945	+$44,584	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$43,360	+$44,240	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$47,668	+$44,218	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$46,459	+$44,116	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$43,099	+$43,933	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$32,399	+$43,410	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$55,979	+$43,212	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$48,325	+$43,117	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$38,225	+$43,050	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$38,519	+$43,044	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$53,390	+$42,988	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$35,898	+$42,724	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$40,290	+$42,710	A·B
HIHawaii	$94,884	$52,347	+$42,536	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$34,527	+$42,454	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$34,918	+$42,268	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$37,819	+$42,023	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$42,684	+$41,911	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$39,165	+$41,890	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$48,618	+$41,656	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$41,989	+$41,493	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$45,111	+$41,407	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$42,384	+$41,403	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$44,329	+$41,314	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$44,797	+$41,275	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$45,778	+$40,984	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$52,516	+$40,883	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$43,604	+$40,583	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$40,611	+$40,397	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$57,703	+$40,299	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$42,874	+$38,498	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$51,762	+$37,542	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$62,514	+$36,697	A·B