Pharmacist vs Nurse Practitioner Salary After Tax (2026)

Side-by-side take-home pay comparison across all 50 states. Single filer, standard deduction, 2026 tax rates.

Pharmacist

$137,480

national median wage

$105,234/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $8,270 more nationally

Pharmacist leads in 44 states · Nurse Practitioner leads in 7 states

Nurse Practitioner

$129,210

national median wage

$99,581/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Pharmacist earns more after tax.

State	Pharmacist	Nurse Practitioner	Difference
ALAlabama	$96,376	$78,974	+$17,402	A·B
TNTennessee	$101,003	$85,103	+$15,899	A·B
MNMinnesota	$107,638	$91,884	+$15,754	A·B
COColorado	$108,974	$94,950	+$14,024	A·B
ARArkansas	$97,961	$84,541	+$13,420	A·B
KYKentucky	$97,472	$85,070	+$12,402	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$97,157	$84,788	+$12,369	A·B
AKAlaska	$122,813	$110,681	+$12,132	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$107,086	$95,063	+$12,023	A·B
HIHawaii	$104,292	$92,341	+$11,951	A·B
WAWashington	$118,589	$107,106	+$11,483	A·B
OROregon	$108,680	$97,855	+$10,825	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$95,586	$106,190	-$10,605	A·B
MSMississippi	$96,810	$88,311	+$8,499	A·B
VAVirginia	$98,136	$89,836	+$8,301	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$102,544	$94,343	+$8,200	A·B
DEDelaware	$99,244	$91,427	+$7,818	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$97,178	$89,379	+$7,798	A·B
WIWisconsin	$101,175	$93,716	+$7,459	A·B
MOMissouri	$99,983	$92,638	+$7,345	A·B
MEMaine	$96,587	$89,286	+$7,301	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$99,304	$92,238	+$7,067	A·B
INIndiana	$101,999	$95,191	+$6,808	A·B
UTUtah	$98,292	$91,569	+$6,723	A·B
MIMichigan	$98,738	$92,039	+$6,698	A·B
WYWyoming	$105,227	$98,583	+$6,644	A·B
NVNevada	$106,033	$99,581	+$6,452	A·B
MDMaryland	$97,757	$91,419	+$6,338	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$107,968	$101,789	+$6,179	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$98,958	$92,865	+$6,093	A·B
IDIdaho	$99,494	$93,416	+$6,078	A·B
KSKansas	$96,397	$90,334	+$6,064	A·B
NYNew York	$97,457	$103,102	-$5,645	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$99,936	$94,433	+$5,503	A·B
OHOhio	$100,241	$95,190	+$5,051	A·B
TXTexas	$104,871	$100,039	+$4,832	A·B
ILIllinois	$97,559	$92,956	+$4,603	A·B
FLFlorida	$103,853	$99,444	+$4,409	A·B
GAGeorgia	$95,513	$91,508	+$4,004	A·B
OKOklahoma	$96,323	$92,690	+$3,633	A·B
NENebraska	$97,048	$93,597	+$3,452	A·B
VTVermont	$96,932	$93,841	+$3,091	A·B
AZArizona	$102,594	$99,769	+$2,825	A·B
IAIowa	$97,871	$95,418	+$2,453	A·B
LALouisiana	$96,379	$93,980	+$2,398	A·B
CTConnecticut	$96,900	$99,158	-$2,257	A·B
MTMontana	$98,670	$96,419	+$2,251	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$97,661	$99,473	-$1,812	A·B
RIRhode Island	$94,282	$95,999	-$1,717	A·B
CACalifornia	$112,878	$113,740	-$862	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$99,904	$100,437	-$533	A·B