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

$68,090

national median wage

$56,731/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $61,120 more nationally

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

State	Social Worker	Nurse Practitioner	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$43,930	$95,063	-$51,133	A·B
OKOklahoma	$42,039	$92,690	-$50,652	A·B
NYNew York	$53,106	$103,102	-$49,996	A·B
MOMissouri	$43,257	$92,638	-$49,381	A·B
MTMontana	$47,389	$96,419	-$49,031	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$53,343	$100,437	-$47,094	A·B
AKAlaska	$63,696	$110,681	-$46,985	A·B
AZArizona	$54,380	$99,769	-$45,389	A·B
WAWashington	$62,064	$107,106	-$45,043	A·B
NENebraska	$48,599	$93,597	-$44,998	A·B
COColorado	$50,539	$94,950	-$44,410	A·B
WYWyoming	$54,247	$98,583	-$44,336	A·B
IAIowa	$51,194	$95,418	-$44,224	A·B
CACalifornia	$69,679	$113,740	-$44,061	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$50,874	$94,433	-$43,559	A·B
FLFlorida	$56,028	$99,444	-$43,417	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$56,285	$99,473	-$43,188	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$63,298	$106,190	-$42,892	A·B
MSMississippi	$45,795	$88,311	-$42,516	A·B
GAGeorgia	$49,470	$91,508	-$42,039	A·B
TXTexas	$58,047	$100,039	-$41,992	A·B
OHOhio	$53,208	$95,190	-$41,981	A·B
DEDelaware	$49,675	$91,427	-$41,752	A·B
LALouisiana	$52,364	$93,980	-$41,616	A·B
WIWisconsin	$52,511	$93,716	-$41,205	A·B
INIndiana	$54,166	$95,191	-$41,025	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$53,331	$94,343	-$41,012	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$48,843	$89,379	-$40,537	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$52,430	$92,238	-$39,808	A·B
KSKansas	$51,042	$90,334	-$39,292	A·B
MIMichigan	$52,992	$92,039	-$39,048	A·B
ILIllinois	$53,911	$92,956	-$39,045	A·B
VAVirginia	$50,887	$89,836	-$38,948	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$63,703	$101,789	-$38,086	A·B
MDMaryland	$53,782	$91,419	-$37,637	A·B
IDIdaho	$56,025	$93,416	-$37,391	A·B
NVNevada	$62,493	$99,581	-$37,088	A·B
CTConnecticut	$62,692	$99,158	-$36,465	A·B
OROregon	$61,878	$97,855	-$35,976	A·B
MNMinnesota	$56,319	$91,884	-$35,565	A·B
UTUtah	$56,529	$91,569	-$35,040	A·B
ARArkansas	$49,793	$84,541	-$34,747	A·B
RIRhode Island	$62,367	$95,999	-$33,632	A·B
TNTennessee	$51,925	$85,103	-$33,179	A·B
MEMaine	$56,134	$89,286	-$33,152	A·B
KYKentucky	$52,127	$85,070	-$32,943	A·B
ALAlabama	$46,148	$78,974	-$32,826	A·B
VTVermont	$61,264	$93,841	-$32,577	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$52,230	$84,788	-$32,558	A·B
HIHawaii	$63,472	$92,341	-$28,869	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$69,072	$92,865	-$23,794	A·B