Registered Nurse 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.

Registered Nurse

$93,600

national median wage

$74,678/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $35,610 more nationally

Registered Nurse leads in 1 states · Nurse Practitioner leads in 50 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 = Registered Nurse earns more after tax.

State	Registered Nurse	Nurse Practitioner	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$57,730	$95,063	-$37,333	A·B
IAIowa	$60,659	$95,418	-$34,760	A·B
MTMontana	$62,960	$96,419	-$33,459	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$67,927	$100,437	-$32,510	A·B
FLFlorida	$67,115	$99,444	-$32,329	A·B
WYWyoming	$66,369	$98,583	-$32,214	A·B
INIndiana	$63,278	$95,191	-$31,912	A·B
LALouisiana	$62,342	$93,980	-$31,638	A·B
NENebraska	$62,853	$93,597	-$30,744	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$63,619	$94,343	-$30,724	A·B
OHOhio	$64,537	$95,190	-$30,652	A·B
MOMissouri	$62,136	$92,638	-$30,502	A·B
KSKansas	$60,189	$90,334	-$30,144	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,819	$92,690	-$29,871	A·B
MSMississippi	$58,573	$88,311	-$29,738	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$76,747	$106,190	-$29,444	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$63,661	$92,238	-$28,577	A·B
UTUtah	$63,048	$91,569	-$28,521	A·B
VTVermont	$65,573	$93,841	-$28,267	A·B
TXTexas	$72,152	$100,039	-$27,887	A·B
IDIdaho	$65,691	$93,416	-$27,725	A·B
WIWisconsin	$66,199	$93,716	-$27,517	A·B
ILIllinois	$65,487	$92,956	-$27,469	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$62,086	$89,379	-$27,293	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$67,774	$94,433	-$26,659	A·B
MEMaine	$62,693	$89,286	-$26,593	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,709	$92,039	-$26,331	A·B
GAGeorgia	$65,855	$91,508	-$25,653	A·B
NYNew York	$77,929	$103,102	-$25,173	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$76,950	$101,789	-$24,839	A·B
AZArizona	$74,972	$99,769	-$24,797	A·B
ARArkansas	$60,267	$84,541	-$24,274	A·B
AKAlaska	$86,700	$110,681	-$23,981	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$75,687	$99,473	-$23,785	A·B
CTConnecticut	$75,453	$99,158	-$23,704	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,520	$78,974	-$23,454	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$61,403	$84,788	-$23,385	A·B
VAVirginia	$67,022	$89,836	-$22,814	A·B
KYKentucky	$62,367	$85,070	-$22,702	A·B
DEDelaware	$69,107	$91,427	-$22,320	A·B
COColorado	$73,193	$94,950	-$21,756	A·B
TNTennessee	$64,428	$85,103	-$20,676	A·B
RIRhode Island	$76,006	$95,999	-$19,994	A·B
WAWashington	$87,749	$107,106	-$19,358	A·B
NVNevada	$80,580	$99,581	-$19,001	A·B
MDMaryland	$72,714	$91,419	-$18,705	A·B
MNMinnesota	$74,456	$91,884	-$17,428	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$76,463	$92,865	-$16,403	A·B
CACalifornia	$98,222	$113,740	-$15,518	A·B
OROregon	$85,760	$97,855	-$12,095	A·B
HIHawaii	$95,593	$92,341	+$3,252	A·B