Nurse Practitioner vs Software Developer 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)

Software Developer earns $3,870 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 35 states · Software Developer leads in 16 states

Software Developer

$133,080

national median wage

$102,226/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	Software Developer	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$70,576	+$24,487	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$66,528	+$21,783	A·B
MTMontana	$96,419	$75,014	+$21,405	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$125,349	-$18,243	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,681	$92,969	+$17,712	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$77,497	+$16,846	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$78,666	+$16,525	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$77,446	+$16,270	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$78,109	+$15,872	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$79,872	+$13,544	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$82,547	+$12,871	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$82,411	+$12,779	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$80,112	+$12,579	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$77,525	+$11,854	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$80,350	+$11,689	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$78,713	+$11,620	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$89,238	+$11,199	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$73,351	+$11,190	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$95,517	+$10,673	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$88,037	+$10,546	A·B
NYNew York	$103,102	$113,013	-$9,911	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$99,233	-$7,814	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$84,969	+$7,668	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$86,146	+$7,451	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$106,840	-$7,368	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$82,247	+$7,039	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$85,585	+$6,756	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$96,258	-$6,423	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$91,379	-$6,275	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$92,395	+$5,459	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$79,942	+$5,127	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$94,113	+$5,044	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$79,929	+$4,858	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$95,966	-$4,539	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$82,954	-$3,980	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$96,086	-$3,849	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$96,411	+$3,358	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$98,013	-$3,063	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$95,654	-$2,789	A·B
CACalifornia	$113,740	$116,279	-$2,539	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$89,444	+$2,440	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$92,043	+$2,389	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$93,315	-$1,806	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$97,763	+$1,681	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$94,696	+$1,304	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$92,648	-$1,079	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$94,446	-$605	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$92,417	+$539	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$100,463	-$424	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$99,458	+$123	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$101,775	+$14	A·B