Social Worker 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.

Social Worker

$60,840

national median wage

$51,065/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $65,420 more nationally

Social Worker 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 = Social Worker earns more after tax.

State	Social Worker	Nurse Practitioner	Difference
WAWashington	$61,480	$112,718	-$51,238	A·B
NVNevada	$50,261	$100,415	-$50,153	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$52,672	$102,465	-$49,793	A·B
WYWyoming	$45,440	$92,146	-$46,705	A·B
TXTexas	$49,458	$94,947	-$45,489	A·B
CTConnecticut	$53,923	$98,527	-$44,604	A·B
FLFlorida	$47,047	$91,442	-$44,395	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$58,391	$102,129	-$43,737	A·B
CACalifornia	$60,806	$104,530	-$43,724	A·B
RIRhode Island	$53,917	$97,626	-$43,709	A·B
TNTennessee	$43,030	$86,518	-$43,488	A·B
AZArizona	$48,765	$91,886	-$43,121	A·B
VTVermont	$48,570	$91,549	-$42,979	A·B
MEMaine	$46,286	$89,262	-$42,976	A·B
OROregon	$52,369	$95,333	-$42,964	A·B
UTUtah	$43,817	$86,762	-$42,945	A·B
COColorado	$50,549	$93,400	-$42,851	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$44,216	$87,032	-$42,816	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$48,424	$91,188	-$42,764	A·B
INIndiana	$43,829	$86,545	-$42,716	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$43,591	$86,073	-$42,482	A·B
AKAlaska	$60,073	$102,465	-$42,392	A·B
HIHawaii	$52,602	$94,884	-$42,282	A·B
MIMichigan	$46,434	$88,672	-$42,238	A·B
MDMaryland	$54,315	$96,377	-$42,063	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$45,502	$87,533	-$42,031	A·B
IDIdaho	$42,419	$84,187	-$41,768	A·B
GAGeorgia	$43,888	$85,643	-$41,756	A·B
OHOhio	$47,066	$88,798	-$41,732	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$57,541	$99,191	-$41,650	A·B
MTMontana	$42,989	$84,594	-$41,605	A·B
MNMinnesota	$51,647	$93,250	-$41,603	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$41,423	$83,000	-$41,577	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,009	$90,575	-$41,565	A·B
WIWisconsin	$46,670	$87,600	-$40,930	A·B
ILIllinois	$49,681	$90,275	-$40,593	A·B
LALouisiana	$40,846	$81,275	-$40,429	A·B
NENebraska	$43,435	$83,787	-$40,353	A·B
OKOklahoma	$39,641	$79,842	-$40,201	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,467	$78,622	-$40,155	A·B
KYKentucky	$41,886	$81,563	-$39,677	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$41,699	$81,372	-$39,674	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,810	$83,481	-$39,672	A·B
NYNew York	$58,617	$98,002	-$39,385	A·B
ARArkansas	$37,863	$76,981	-$39,117	A·B
KSKansas	$42,410	$81,008	-$38,598	A·B
IAIowa	$42,457	$81,055	-$38,598	A·B
MSMississippi	$37,248	$75,809	-$38,561	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$39,010	$77,186	-$38,176	A·B
VAVirginia	$51,322	$89,304	-$37,983	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$62,767	$99,211	-$36,444	A·B