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

$129,210

national median wage

$99,581/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $61,120 more nationally

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

Social Worker

$68,090

national median wage

$56,731/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
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$43,930	+$51,133	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$42,039	+$50,652	A·B
NYNew York	$103,102	$53,106	+$49,996	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$43,257	+$49,381	A·B
MTMontana	$96,419	$47,389	+$49,031	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$53,343	+$47,094	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,681	$63,696	+$46,985	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$54,380	+$45,389	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$62,064	+$45,043	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$48,599	+$44,998	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$50,539	+$44,410	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$54,247	+$44,336	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$51,194	+$44,224	A·B
CACalifornia	$113,740	$69,679	+$44,061	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$50,874	+$43,559	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$56,028	+$43,417	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$56,285	+$43,188	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$63,298	+$42,892	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$45,795	+$42,516	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$49,470	+$42,039	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$58,047	+$41,992	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$53,208	+$41,981	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$49,675	+$41,752	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$52,364	+$41,616	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$52,511	+$41,205	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$54,166	+$41,025	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$53,331	+$41,012	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$48,843	+$40,537	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$52,430	+$39,808	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$51,042	+$39,292	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$52,992	+$39,048	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$53,911	+$39,045	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$50,887	+$38,948	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$63,703	+$38,086	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$53,782	+$37,637	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$56,025	+$37,391	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$62,493	+$37,088	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$62,692	+$36,465	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$61,878	+$35,976	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$56,319	+$35,565	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$56,529	+$35,040	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$49,793	+$34,747	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$62,367	+$33,632	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$51,925	+$33,179	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$56,134	+$33,152	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$52,127	+$32,943	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$46,148	+$32,826	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$61,264	+$32,577	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$52,230	+$32,558	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$63,472	+$28,869	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$69,072	+$23,794	A·B