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

$81,220

national median wage

$65,968/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $45,040 more nationally

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

State	Registered Nurse	Nurse Practitioner	Difference
NHNew Hampshire	$67,875	$102,465	-$34,591	A·B
WYWyoming	$59,876	$92,146	-$32,270	A·B
TXTexas	$63,358	$94,947	-$31,589	A·B
WAWashington	$81,530	$112,718	-$31,188	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$51,981	$83,000	-$31,019	A·B
MDMaryland	$65,585	$96,377	-$30,792	A·B
COColorado	$62,707	$93,400	-$30,693	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$56,375	$87,032	-$30,658	A·B
MNMinnesota	$62,896	$93,250	-$30,354	A·B
FLFlorida	$61,241	$91,442	-$30,201	A·B
INIndiana	$56,435	$86,545	-$30,110	A·B
OHOhio	$58,791	$88,798	-$30,006	A·B
TNTennessee	$56,640	$86,518	-$29,878	A·B
MEMaine	$59,496	$89,262	-$29,766	A·B
NENebraska	$54,164	$83,787	-$29,623	A·B
ILIllinois	$60,747	$90,275	-$29,528	A·B
KYKentucky	$52,140	$81,563	-$29,423	A·B
MIMichigan	$59,337	$88,672	-$29,335	A·B
DEDelaware	$61,247	$90,575	-$29,328	A·B
MOMissouri	$54,286	$83,481	-$29,196	A·B
IAIowa	$51,908	$81,055	-$29,147	A·B
CTConnecticut	$69,422	$98,527	-$29,105	A·B
ALAlabama	$49,582	$78,622	-$29,040	A·B
KSKansas	$52,070	$81,008	-$28,938	A·B
GAGeorgia	$56,727	$85,643	-$28,917	A·B
UTUtah	$57,848	$86,762	-$28,915	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$62,412	$91,188	-$28,777	A·B
VTVermont	$62,878	$91,549	-$28,671	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$73,644	$102,129	-$28,485	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$57,606	$86,073	-$28,467	A·B
VAVirginia	$60,900	$89,304	-$28,404	A·B
MTMontana	$56,365	$84,594	-$28,229	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$71,328	$99,191	-$27,863	A·B
OKOklahoma	$52,205	$79,842	-$27,636	A·B
NVNevada	$73,179	$100,415	-$27,236	A·B
LALouisiana	$54,141	$81,275	-$27,134	A·B
IDIdaho	$57,069	$84,187	-$27,117	A·B
WIWisconsin	$60,520	$87,600	-$27,080	A·B
AZArizona	$64,806	$91,886	-$27,080	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$54,571	$81,372	-$26,801	A·B
MSMississippi	$49,292	$75,809	-$26,517	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$61,281	$87,533	-$26,252	A·B
RIRhode Island	$71,717	$97,626	-$25,909	A·B
ARArkansas	$51,314	$76,981	-$25,667	A·B
AKAlaska	$77,231	$102,465	-$25,234	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$74,191	$99,211	-$25,020	A·B
NYNew York	$73,488	$98,002	-$24,514	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$53,977	$77,186	-$23,209	A·B
OROregon	$72,789	$95,333	-$22,544	A·B
HIHawaii	$74,952	$94,884	-$19,932	A·B
CACalifornia	$88,332	$104,530	-$16,197	A·B