Software Developer 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.

Software Developer

$133,080

national median wage

$102,226/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Software Developer earns $3,870 more nationally

Software Developer leads in 16 states · Nurse Practitioner leads in 35 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 = Software Developer earns more after tax.

State	Software Developer	Nurse Practitioner	Difference
SDSouth Dakota	$70,576	$95,063	-$24,487	A·B
MSMississippi	$66,528	$88,311	-$21,783	A·B
MTMontana	$75,014	$96,419	-$21,405	A·B
WAWashington	$125,349	$107,106	+$18,243	A·B
AKAlaska	$92,969	$110,681	-$17,712	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$77,497	$94,343	-$16,846	A·B
INIndiana	$78,666	$95,191	-$16,525	A·B
WIWisconsin	$77,446	$93,716	-$16,270	A·B
LALouisiana	$78,109	$93,980	-$15,872	A·B
IDIdaho	$79,872	$93,416	-$13,544	A·B
IAIowa	$82,547	$95,418	-$12,871	A·B
OHOhio	$82,411	$95,190	-$12,779	A·B
OKOklahoma	$80,112	$92,690	-$12,579	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$77,525	$89,379	-$11,854	A·B
MIMichigan	$80,350	$92,039	-$11,689	A·B
KSKansas	$78,713	$90,334	-$11,620	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$89,238	$100,437	-$11,199	A·B
ARArkansas	$73,351	$84,541	-$11,190	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$95,517	$106,190	-$10,673	A·B
WYWyoming	$88,037	$98,583	-$10,546	A·B
NYNew York	$113,013	$103,102	+$9,911	A·B
MDMaryland	$99,233	$91,419	+$7,814	A·B
MOMissouri	$84,969	$92,638	-$7,668	A·B
NENebraska	$86,146	$93,597	-$7,451	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$106,840	$99,473	+$7,368	A·B
MEMaine	$82,247	$89,286	-$7,039	A·B
HIHawaii	$85,585	$92,341	-$6,756	A·B
VAVirginia	$96,258	$89,836	+$6,423	A·B
TNTennessee	$91,379	$85,103	+$6,275	A·B
OROregon	$92,395	$97,855	-$5,459	A·B
KYKentucky	$79,942	$85,070	-$5,127	A·B
CTConnecticut	$94,113	$99,158	-$5,044	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$79,929	$84,788	-$4,858	A·B
DEDelaware	$95,966	$91,427	+$4,539	A·B
ALAlabama	$82,954	$78,974	+$3,980	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$96,086	$92,238	+$3,849	A·B
AZArizona	$96,411	$99,769	-$3,358	A·B
COColorado	$98,013	$94,950	+$3,063	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$95,654	$92,865	+$2,789	A·B
CACalifornia	$116,279	$113,740	+$2,539	A·B
MNMinnesota	$89,444	$91,884	-$2,440	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$92,043	$94,433	-$2,389	A·B
GAGeorgia	$93,315	$91,508	+$1,806	A·B
FLFlorida	$97,763	$99,444	-$1,681	A·B
RIRhode Island	$94,696	$95,999	-$1,304	A·B
UTUtah	$92,648	$91,569	+$1,079	A·B
VTVermont	$94,446	$93,841	+$605	A·B
ILIllinois	$92,417	$92,956	-$539	A·B
TXTexas	$100,463	$100,039	+$424	A·B
NVNevada	$99,458	$99,581	-$123	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$101,775	$101,789	-$14	A·B