Nurse Practitioner vs Social Worker 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 $65,420 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 51 states · Social Worker leads in 0 states

Social Worker

$60,840

national median wage

$51,065/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	Social Worker	Difference
WAWashington	$112,718	$61,480	+$51,238	A·B
NVNevada	$100,415	$50,261	+$50,153	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$52,672	+$49,793	A·B
WYWyoming	$92,146	$45,440	+$46,705	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$49,458	+$45,489	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$53,923	+$44,604	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$47,047	+$44,395	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$58,391	+$43,737	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$60,806	+$43,724	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$53,917	+$43,709	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$43,030	+$43,488	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$48,765	+$43,121	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$48,570	+$42,979	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$46,286	+$42,976	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$52,369	+$42,964	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$43,817	+$42,945	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$50,549	+$42,851	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$44,216	+$42,816	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$48,424	+$42,764	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$43,829	+$42,716	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$43,591	+$42,482	A·B
AKAlaska	$102,465	$60,073	+$42,392	A·B
HIHawaii	$94,884	$52,602	+$42,282	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$46,434	+$42,238	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$54,315	+$42,063	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$45,502	+$42,031	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$42,419	+$41,768	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$43,888	+$41,756	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$47,066	+$41,732	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$57,541	+$41,650	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$42,989	+$41,605	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$51,647	+$41,603	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$41,423	+$41,577	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$49,009	+$41,565	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$46,670	+$40,930	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$49,681	+$40,593	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$40,846	+$40,429	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$43,435	+$40,353	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$39,641	+$40,201	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$38,467	+$40,155	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$41,886	+$39,677	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$41,699	+$39,674	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$43,810	+$39,672	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$58,617	+$39,385	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$37,863	+$39,117	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$42,410	+$38,598	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$42,457	+$38,598	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$37,248	+$38,561	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$39,010	+$38,176	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$51,322	+$37,983	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$62,767	+$36,444	A·B