Registered Nurse vs Operations Manager 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)

Operations Manager earns $9,350 more nationally

Registered Nurse leads in 11 states · Operations Manager leads in 40 states

Operations Manager

$102,950

national median wage

$81,255/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	Operations Manager	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$57,730	$102,472	-$44,742	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$76,463	$114,346	-$37,883	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$76,747	$106,420	-$29,673	A·B
DEDelaware	$69,107	$97,040	-$27,933	A·B
ALAlabama	$55,520	$78,582	-$23,062	A·B
COColorado	$73,193	$95,327	-$22,133	A·B
VAVirginia	$67,022	$88,152	-$21,131	A·B
HIHawaii	$95,593	$76,348	+$19,245	A·B
INIndiana	$63,278	$81,928	-$18,650	A·B
CTConnecticut	$75,453	$93,714	-$18,261	A·B
WIWisconsin	$66,199	$83,828	-$17,629	A·B
TNTennessee	$64,428	$81,185	-$16,757	A·B
LALouisiana	$62,342	$77,954	-$15,612	A·B
OROregon	$85,760	$70,151	+$15,609	A·B
NYNew York	$77,929	$93,485	-$15,556	A·B
RIRhode Island	$76,006	$90,485	-$14,480	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$75,687	$89,945	-$14,258	A·B
FLFlorida	$67,115	$79,708	-$12,593	A·B
WAWashington	$87,749	$100,285	-$12,536	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$61,403	$73,912	-$12,510	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$63,661	$75,161	-$11,500	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$63,619	$73,900	-$10,281	A·B
ILIllinois	$65,487	$75,310	-$9,823	A·B
OHOhio	$64,537	$73,826	-$9,288	A·B
MIMichigan	$65,709	$74,956	-$9,247	A·B
WYWyoming	$66,369	$75,592	-$9,223	A·B
MSMississippi	$58,573	$67,742	-$9,170	A·B
CACalifornia	$98,222	$89,311	+$8,911	A·B
ARArkansas	$60,267	$51,491	+$8,776	A·B
MEMaine	$62,693	$71,465	-$8,772	A·B
GAGeorgia	$65,855	$74,482	-$8,627	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$67,774	$76,379	-$8,605	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$67,927	$75,742	-$7,815	A·B
TXTexas	$72,152	$79,384	-$7,232	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$76,950	$84,147	-$7,197	A·B
AKAlaska	$86,700	$93,581	-$6,880	A·B
IDIdaho	$65,691	$59,434	+$6,258	A·B
UTUtah	$63,048	$68,948	-$5,900	A·B
MDMaryland	$72,714	$78,284	-$5,569	A·B
VTVermont	$65,573	$70,763	-$5,189	A·B
NVNevada	$80,580	$75,655	+$4,925	A·B
KSKansas	$60,189	$65,073	-$4,884	A·B
AZArizona	$74,972	$70,298	+$4,675	A·B
MNMinnesota	$74,456	$71,444	+$3,012	A·B
IAIowa	$60,659	$63,094	-$2,436	A·B
MTMontana	$62,960	$65,341	-$2,381	A·B
KYKentucky	$62,367	$60,522	+$1,845	A·B
MOMissouri	$62,136	$60,587	+$1,549	A·B
NENebraska	$62,853	$63,873	-$1,020	A·B
OKOklahoma	$62,819	$62,464	+$356	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$62,086	$62,414	-$328	A·B