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

$126,260

national median wage

$97,565/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Software Developer earns $3,900 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 40 states · Software Developer leads in 11 states

Software Developer

$130,160

national median wage

$100,230/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
WYWyoming	$92,146	$76,373	+$15,772	A·B
HIHawaii	$94,884	$79,876	+$15,007	A·B
AKAlaska	$102,465	$88,220	+$14,245	A·B
NVNevada	$100,415	$86,672	+$13,743	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$76,314	+$12,948	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$69,635	+$11,640	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$64,235	+$11,574	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$80,129	+$11,420	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$86,248	+$11,379	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$76,164	+$10,868	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$66,619	+$10,567	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$77,657	+$9,876	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$75,023	+$9,571	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$73,524	+$9,476	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$67,678	+$9,303	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$93,834	+$8,632	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$90,977	+$7,551	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$71,355	+$7,267	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$72,823	+$7,019	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$79,788	+$6,757	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$99,872	-$6,472	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$75,685	+$5,879	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$75,379	+$5,676	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$75,758	+$5,615	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$83,543	+$5,129	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$79,120	+$5,067	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$94,343	-$5,039	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$82,565	+$5,035	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$78,801	+$4,987	A·B
WAWashington	$112,718	$117,625	-$4,908	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$81,818	+$4,699	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$84,172	+$4,625	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$88,626	+$4,623	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$87,045	+$4,397	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$76,832	+$4,176	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$91,481	+$3,852	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$102,760	-$3,549	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$107,896	-$3,366	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$80,145	+$3,336	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$105,081	-$2,952	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$100,770	-$2,768	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$88,765	+$2,423	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$88,339	+$2,235	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$88,365	+$1,909	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$94,616	+$1,761	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$96,697	-$1,750	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$97,840	+$1,351	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$88,004	-$1,242	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$86,804	-$731	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$91,471	+$415	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$85,747	-$104	A·B