Nurse Practitioner vs Registered Nurse 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 $45,040 more nationally

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

Registered Nurse

$81,220

national median wage

$65,968/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	Registered Nurse	Difference
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$67,875	+$34,591	A·B
WYWyoming	$92,146	$59,876	+$32,270	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$63,358	+$31,589	A·B
WAWashington	$112,718	$81,530	+$31,188	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$51,981	+$31,019	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$65,585	+$30,792	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$62,707	+$30,693	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$56,375	+$30,658	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$62,896	+$30,354	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$61,241	+$30,201	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$56,435	+$30,110	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$58,791	+$30,006	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$56,640	+$29,878	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$59,496	+$29,766	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$54,164	+$29,623	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$60,747	+$29,528	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$52,140	+$29,423	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$59,337	+$29,335	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$61,247	+$29,328	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$54,286	+$29,196	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$51,908	+$29,147	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$69,422	+$29,105	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$49,582	+$29,040	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$52,070	+$28,938	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$56,727	+$28,917	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$57,848	+$28,915	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$62,412	+$28,777	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$62,878	+$28,671	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$73,644	+$28,485	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$57,606	+$28,467	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$60,900	+$28,404	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$56,365	+$28,229	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$71,328	+$27,863	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$52,205	+$27,636	A·B
NVNevada	$100,415	$73,179	+$27,236	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$54,141	+$27,134	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$57,069	+$27,117	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$60,520	+$27,080	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$64,806	+$27,080	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$54,571	+$26,801	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$49,292	+$26,517	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$61,281	+$26,252	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$71,717	+$25,909	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$51,314	+$25,667	A·B
AKAlaska	$102,465	$77,231	+$25,234	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$74,191	+$25,020	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$73,488	+$24,514	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$53,977	+$23,209	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$72,789	+$22,544	A·B
HIHawaii	$94,884	$74,952	+$19,932	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$88,332	+$16,197	A·B