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

$126,260

national median wage

$97,565/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $7,160 more nationally

Nurse Practitioner leads in 50 states · Veterinarian leads in 1 states

Veterinarian

$119,100

national median wage

$92,617/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
NVNevada	$100,415	$89,620	+$10,795	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$87,533	$80,602	+$6,931	A·B
OROregon	$95,333	$88,558	+$6,774	A·B
MEMaine	$89,262	$82,622	+$6,640	A·B
ARArkansas	$76,981	$70,685	+$6,296	A·B
MSMississippi	$75,809	$69,513	+$6,296	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$92,548	+$5,979	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$102,465	$96,594	+$5,871	A·B
WAWashington	$112,718	$106,847	+$5,871	A·B
ALAlabama	$78,622	$73,008	+$5,614	A·B
RIRhode Island	$97,626	$92,163	+$5,463	A·B
DEDelaware	$90,575	$85,191	+$5,384	A·B
HIHawaii	$94,884	$89,721	+$5,163	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,186	$72,235	+$4,951	A·B
IDIdaho	$84,187	$79,288	+$4,899	A·B
MTMontana	$84,594	$79,702	+$4,892	A·B
VTVermont	$91,549	$86,848	+$4,701	A·B
WYWyoming	$92,146	$87,509	+$4,636	A·B
MNMinnesota	$93,250	$88,651	+$4,599	A·B
CACalifornia	$104,530	$100,048	+$4,482	A·B
MIMichigan	$88,672	$84,316	+$4,356	A·B
OKOklahoma	$79,842	$75,519	+$4,323	A·B
TNTennessee	$86,518	$82,585	+$3,933	A·B
AZArizona	$91,886	$88,106	+$3,780	A·B
INIndiana	$86,545	$82,783	+$3,762	A·B
OHOhio	$88,798	$85,088	+$3,710	A·B
LALouisiana	$81,275	$77,580	+$3,695	A·B
UTUtah	$86,762	$83,089	+$3,673	A·B
MOMissouri	$83,481	$79,817	+$3,664	A·B
WIWisconsin	$87,600	$83,964	+$3,636	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,643	$82,018	+$3,625	A·B
ILIllinois	$90,275	$86,671	+$3,603	A·B
COColorado	$93,400	$89,825	+$3,575	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$81,372	$77,798	+$3,575	A·B
MDMaryland	$96,377	$92,843	+$3,535	A·B
TXTexas	$94,947	$91,730	+$3,216	A·B
AKAlaska	$102,465	$99,328	+$3,137	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$91,188	$88,113	+$3,076	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,073	$83,050	+$3,023	A·B
NENebraska	$83,787	$80,826	+$2,961	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$102,129	$99,221	+$2,908	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$99,191	$96,346	+$2,845	A·B
FLFlorida	$91,442	$88,916	+$2,526	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$83,000	$80,474	+$2,526	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$87,032	$84,580	+$2,452	A·B
NYNew York	$98,002	$95,763	+$2,238	A·B
KYKentucky	$81,563	$79,845	+$1,718	A·B
IAIowa	$81,055	$79,381	+$1,674	A·B
VAVirginia	$89,304	$87,664	+$1,641	A·B
KSKansas	$81,008	$79,980	+$1,028	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$99,211	$100,055	-$844	A·B