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

$129,210

national median wage

$99,581/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $35,610 more nationally

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

Registered Nurse

$93,600

national median wage

$74,678/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
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$57,730	+$37,333	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$60,659	+$34,760	A·B
MTMontana	$96,419	$62,960	+$33,459	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$67,927	+$32,510	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$67,115	+$32,329	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$66,369	+$32,214	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$63,278	+$31,912	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$62,342	+$31,638	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$62,853	+$30,744	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$63,619	+$30,724	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$64,537	+$30,652	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$62,136	+$30,502	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$60,189	+$30,144	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$62,819	+$29,871	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$58,573	+$29,738	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$76,747	+$29,444	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$63,661	+$28,577	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$63,048	+$28,521	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$65,573	+$28,267	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$72,152	+$27,887	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$65,691	+$27,725	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$66,199	+$27,517	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$65,487	+$27,469	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$62,086	+$27,293	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$67,774	+$26,659	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$62,693	+$26,593	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$65,709	+$26,331	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$65,855	+$25,653	A·B
NYNew York	$103,102	$77,929	+$25,173	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$76,950	+$24,839	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$74,972	+$24,797	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$60,267	+$24,274	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,681	$86,700	+$23,981	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$75,687	+$23,785	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$75,453	+$23,704	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$55,520	+$23,454	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$61,403	+$23,385	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$67,022	+$22,814	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$62,367	+$22,702	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$69,107	+$22,320	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$73,193	+$21,756	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$64,428	+$20,676	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$76,006	+$19,994	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$87,749	+$19,358	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$80,580	+$19,001	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$72,714	+$18,705	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$74,456	+$17,428	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$76,463	+$16,403	A·B
CACalifornia	$113,740	$98,222	+$15,518	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$85,760	+$12,095	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$95,593	-$3,252	A·B