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

$132,750

national median wage

$102,001/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Pharmacist earns $6,490 more nationally

Pharmacist leads in 46 states · Nurse Practitioner leads in 4 states

Nurse Practitioner

$126,260

national median wage

$97,565/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
SDSouth Dakota	$92,849	$83,000	+$9,849	A·B
ALAlabama	$87,118	$78,622	+$8,496	A·B
AKAlaska	$110,667	$102,465	+$8,202	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$95,157	$87,032	+$8,125	A·B
ARArkansas	$84,859	$76,981	+$7,878	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$85,013	$77,186	+$7,828	A·B
IAIowa	$88,801	$81,055	+$7,745	A·B
TNTennessee	$94,256	$86,518	+$7,739	A·B
KYKentucky	$88,862	$81,563	+$7,299	A·B
MSMississippi	$83,030	$75,809	+$7,222	A·B
OKOklahoma	$87,058	$79,842	+$7,216	A·B
MOMissouri	$90,659	$83,481	+$7,178	A·B
KSKansas	$88,120	$81,008	+$7,112	A·B
FLFlorida	$98,364	$91,442	+$6,922	A·B
LALouisiana	$87,885	$81,275	+$6,610	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$87,767	$81,372	+$6,395	A·B
INIndiana	$92,549	$86,545	+$6,004	A·B
OHOhio	$94,677	$88,798	+$5,880	A·B
NENebraska	$89,561	$83,787	+$5,773	A·B
WIWisconsin	$93,322	$87,600	+$5,722	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$96,411	$91,188	+$5,222	A·B
MIMichigan	$93,828	$88,672	+$5,155	A·B
MTMontana	$89,698	$84,594	+$5,103	A·B
VAVirginia	$94,312	$89,304	+$5,008	A·B
WYWyoming	$96,997	$92,146	+$4,852	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$90,650	$86,073	+$4,577	A·B
IDIdaho	$88,693	$84,187	+$4,506	A·B
GAGeorgia	$90,130	$85,643	+$4,487	A·B
ILIllinois	$94,713	$90,275	+$4,438	A·B
TXTexas	$99,048	$94,947	+$4,101	A·B
AZArizona	$95,837	$91,886	+$3,951	A·B
UTUtah	$90,652	$86,762	+$3,889	A·B
DEDelaware	$94,280	$90,575	+$3,705	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$105,883	$102,465	+$3,418	A·B
MDMaryland	$99,532	$96,377	+$3,155	A·B
NYNew York	$101,119	$98,002	+$3,118	A·B
VTVermont	$94,586	$91,549	+$3,038	A·B
COColorado	$95,958	$93,400	+$2,558	A·B
RIRhode Island	$99,534	$97,626	+$1,908	A·B
MNMinnesota	$95,065	$93,250	+$1,815	A·B
HIHawaii	$96,687	$94,884	+$1,803	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$101,007	$99,211	+$1,796	A·B
CACalifornia	$102,758	$104,530	-$1,772	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$88,842	$87,533	+$1,309	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$100,862	$102,129	-$1,267	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$100,431	$99,191	+$1,240	A·B
MEMaine	$90,486	$89,262	+$1,224	A·B
NVNevada	$99,731	$100,415	-$684	A·B
WAWashington	$112,034	$112,718	-$684	A·B
OROregon	$95,917	$95,333	+$585	A·B
CTConnecticut	$98,527	$98,527	$0	A·B