Plumber 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.

Plumber

$62,970

national median wage

$52,776/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $66,240 more nationally

Plumber leads in 0 states · Nurse Practitioner leads in 51 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 = Plumber earns more after tax.

State	Plumber	Nurse Practitioner	Difference
CACalifornia	$54,543	$113,740	-$59,197	A·B
FLFlorida	$42,789	$99,444	-$56,655	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$42,990	$95,063	-$52,073	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$48,478	$100,437	-$51,959	A·B
TXTexas	$49,233	$100,039	-$50,806	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,625	$92,238	-$50,613	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,021	$101,789	-$49,768	A·B
NVNevada	$50,486	$99,581	-$49,095	A·B
AZArizona	$50,803	$99,769	-$48,966	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$40,465	$89,379	-$48,915	A·B
OKOklahoma	$44,322	$92,690	-$48,369	A·B
IDIdaho	$46,097	$93,416	-$47,319	A·B
WYWyoming	$51,579	$98,583	-$47,004	A·B
GAGeorgia	$45,110	$91,508	-$46,398	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$60,387	$106,190	-$45,804	A·B
IAIowa	$49,663	$95,418	-$45,755	A·B
VTVermont	$49,237	$93,841	-$44,603	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,359	$84,541	-$44,181	A·B
COColorado	$51,200	$94,950	-$43,749	A·B
OHOhio	$51,486	$95,190	-$43,704	A·B
RIRhode Island	$52,303	$95,999	-$43,696	A·B
AKAlaska	$67,284	$110,681	-$43,397	A·B
NENebraska	$50,555	$93,597	-$43,042	A·B
INIndiana	$52,179	$95,191	-$43,012	A·B
NYNew York	$60,387	$103,102	-$42,716	A·B
WAWashington	$64,456	$107,106	-$42,651	A·B
UTUtah	$49,008	$91,569	-$42,561	A·B
MOMissouri	$50,088	$92,638	-$42,549	A·B
VAVirginia	$47,426	$89,836	-$42,410	A·B
CTConnecticut	$56,972	$99,158	-$42,185	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$52,535	$94,343	-$41,808	A·B
MSMississippi	$46,764	$88,311	-$41,546	A·B
LALouisiana	$52,627	$93,980	-$41,353	A·B
MDMaryland	$50,376	$91,419	-$41,044	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$53,672	$94,433	-$40,761	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$44,111	$84,788	-$40,677	A·B
DEDelaware	$50,840	$91,427	-$40,587	A·B
KSKansas	$49,950	$90,334	-$40,383	A·B
MEMaine	$48,913	$89,286	-$40,373	A·B
TNTennessee	$48,566	$85,103	-$36,537	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$63,460	$99,473	-$36,012	A·B
ALAlabama	$43,013	$78,974	-$35,960	A·B
MTMontana	$60,612	$96,419	-$35,808	A·B
KYKentucky	$50,229	$85,070	-$34,841	A·B
HIHawaii	$59,644	$92,341	-$32,697	A·B
WIWisconsin	$61,281	$93,716	-$32,435	A·B
MIMichigan	$59,998	$92,039	-$32,042	A·B
OROregon	$66,782	$97,855	-$31,073	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,485	$92,865	-$30,381	A·B
MNMinnesota	$63,278	$91,884	-$28,606	A·B
ILIllinois	$71,890	$92,956	-$21,066	A·B