Nurse Practitioner vs Veterinarian 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 $3,700 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 43 states · Veterinarian leads in 8 states

Veterinarian

$125,510

national median wage

$97,052/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	Veterinarian	Difference
MTMontana	$96,419	$63,465	+$32,954	A·B
NENebraska	$93,597	$64,623	+$28,974	A·B
OROregon	$97,855	$72,819	+$25,036	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$95,063	$72,124	+$22,939	A·B
WYWyoming	$98,583	$75,944	+$22,639	A·B
OKOklahoma	$92,690	$72,829	+$19,862	A·B
IAIowa	$95,418	$76,597	+$18,821	A·B
HIHawaii	$92,341	$74,823	+$17,518	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$94,343	$78,140	+$16,203	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,716	$78,149	+$15,567	A·B
IDIdaho	$93,416	$78,688	+$14,728	A·B
KSKansas	$90,334	$76,025	+$14,308	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,681	$97,052	+$13,629	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$92,865	$105,925	-$13,059	A·B
MSMississippi	$88,311	$76,375	+$11,936	A·B
TNTennessee	$85,103	$96,991	-$11,887	A·B
KYKentucky	$85,070	$74,601	+$10,469	A·B
WAWashington	$107,106	$117,250	-$10,143	A·B
NYNew York	$103,102	$94,322	+$8,780	A·B
MIMichigan	$92,039	$83,324	+$8,715	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,541	$76,009	+$8,532	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$89,379	$97,419	-$8,040	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$100,437	$92,994	+$7,443	A·B
GAGeorgia	$91,508	$84,530	+$6,978	A·B
MNMinnesota	$91,884	$84,923	+$6,961	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$84,788	$91,433	-$6,645	A·B
INIndiana	$95,191	$89,221	+$5,970	A·B
TXTexas	$100,039	$94,108	+$5,931	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,974	$73,177	+$5,797	A·B
CTConnecticut	$99,158	$94,007	+$5,150	A·B
NVNevada	$99,581	$94,460	+$5,121	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$99,473	$94,791	+$4,682	A·B
CACalifornia	$113,740	$109,217	+$4,523	A·B
COColorado	$94,950	$90,620	+$4,329	A·B
MOMissouri	$92,638	$88,311	+$4,327	A·B
LALouisiana	$93,980	$90,461	+$3,520	A·B
VTVermont	$93,841	$96,604	-$2,763	A·B
UTUtah	$91,569	$89,111	+$2,458	A·B
RIRhode Island	$95,999	$93,551	+$2,449	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,789	$99,362	+$2,426	A·B
OHOhio	$95,190	$92,828	+$2,362	A·B
FLFlorida	$99,444	$100,921	-$1,476	A·B
DEDelaware	$91,427	$90,007	+$1,420	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$94,433	$95,810	-$1,377	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$92,238	$91,214	+$1,023	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$106,190	$105,527	+$663	A·B
AZArizona	$99,769	$99,124	+$645	A·B
MEMaine	$89,286	$88,693	+$594	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,956	$92,747	+$209	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,836	$89,773	+$63	A·B
MDMaryland	$91,419	$91,407	+$13	A·B