Registered Nurse vs Data Scientist Salary After Tax (2026)

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

Registered Nurse

$93,600

national median wage

$74,678/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Data Scientist earns $18,990 more nationally

Registered Nurse leads in 9 states · Data Scientist leads in 42 states

Data Scientist

$112,590

national median wage

$88,037/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Take-Home Pay by State — All 50 States

Sorted by largest difference. Positive difference = Registered Nurse earns more after tax.

State	Registered Nurse	Data Scientist	Difference
WAWashington	$87,749	$119,778	-$32,030	A·B
VAVirginia	$67,022	$91,000	-$23,978	A·B
AKAlaska	$86,700	$63,281	+$23,420	A·B
VTVermont	$65,573	$88,217	-$22,644	A·B
UTUtah	$63,048	$85,536	-$22,488	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,520	$77,980	-$22,461	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$63,661	$85,905	-$22,244	A·B
KSKansas	$60,189	$81,084	-$20,895	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$76,463	$96,301	-$19,838	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$75,687	$95,266	-$19,579	A·B
ARArkansas	$60,267	$78,334	-$18,068	A·B
TNTennessee	$64,428	$82,486	-$18,059	A·B
MDMaryland	$72,714	$90,665	-$17,951	A·B
ILIllinois	$65,487	$83,197	-$17,710	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$76,747	$94,259	-$17,513	A·B
MTMontana	$62,960	$79,329	-$16,369	A·B
FLFlorida	$67,115	$83,274	-$16,159	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$57,730	$73,552	-$15,822	A·B
IDIdaho	$65,691	$80,809	-$15,118	A·B
IAIowa	$60,659	$74,647	-$13,989	A·B
DEDelaware	$69,107	$81,844	-$12,737	A·B
NYNew York	$77,929	$90,619	-$12,689	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$63,619	$75,911	-$12,291	A·B
OHOhio	$64,537	$76,280	-$11,742	A·B
TXTexas	$72,152	$83,781	-$11,629	A·B
OROregon	$85,760	$74,784	+$10,976	A·B
MNMinnesota	$74,456	$85,241	-$10,784	A·B
GAGeorgia	$65,855	$76,327	-$10,471	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$62,086	$72,420	-$10,334	A·B
NENebraska	$62,853	$73,019	-$10,166	A·B
WYWyoming	$66,369	$76,253	-$9,884	A·B
RIRhode Island	$76,006	$85,472	-$9,466	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,709	$74,830	-$9,122	A·B
KYKentucky	$62,367	$71,446	-$9,078	A·B
WIWisconsin	$66,199	$75,274	-$9,074	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$67,774	$76,325	-$8,551	A·B
HIHawaii	$95,593	$88,053	+$7,540	A·B
MEMaine	$62,693	$69,955	-$7,262	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$61,403	$68,327	-$6,924	A·B
COColorado	$73,193	$79,775	-$6,582	A·B
AZArizona	$74,972	$81,208	-$6,235	A·B
NVNevada	$80,580	$74,474	+$6,106	A·B
LALouisiana	$62,342	$56,718	+$5,624	A·B
CTConnecticut	$75,453	$80,839	-$5,386	A·B
MOMissouri	$62,136	$65,944	-$3,808	A·B
MSMississippi	$58,573	$55,229	+$3,344	A·B
INIndiana	$63,278	$65,509	-$2,231	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$67,927	$65,820	+$2,107	A·B
CACalifornia	$98,222	$96,137	+$2,084	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$76,950	$78,455	-$1,505	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,819	$62,306	+$514	A·B