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

$129,210

national median wage

$99,581/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $72,890 more nationally

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

Real Estate Agent

$56,320

national median wage

$47,433/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
IAIowa	$95,418	$30,671	+$64,747	A·B
CACalifornia	$113,740	$50,396	+$63,344	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$30,869	+$62,547	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$37,071	+$62,087	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$36,763	+$61,820	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$37,166	+$60,689	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$33,382	+$60,598	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$32,553	+$60,085	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$36,998	+$58,192	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$42,476	+$57,563	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$42,347	+$57,234	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$35,852	+$57,014	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$42,467	+$56,977	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$44,131	+$55,638	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$46,871	+$54,918	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$37,891	+$54,450	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$36,095	+$54,238	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$39,692	+$53,904	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$41,676	+$53,515	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$40,541	+$53,175	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$38,736	+$53,148	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$39,219	+$53,018	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$31,759	+$52,782	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$32,477	+$52,593	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$53,603	+$52,587	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$38,994	+$52,433	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$40,937	+$52,019	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$40,170	+$51,250	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$43,594	+$50,838	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$45,279	+$50,720	A·B
MTMontana	$96,419	$45,808	+$50,612	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$45,898	+$49,165	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$44,229	+$47,340	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$44,742	+$47,297	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$41,038	+$47,273	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$45,444	+$47,246	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$45,035	+$46,473	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$49,742	+$45,208	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$40,505	+$44,283	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$62,985	+$44,121	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$46,477	+$42,902	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$51,860	+$42,483	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$47,514	+$41,772	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,681	$69,190	+$41,491	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$49,089	+$40,746	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$39,171	+$39,803	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$62,378	+$38,059	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$47,433	+$37,670	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$64,709	+$34,764	A·B
NYNew York	$103,102	$72,670	+$30,432	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$63,967	+$29,874	A·B