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

$130,160

national median wage

$100,230/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Software Developer earns $3,900 more nationally

Software Developer leads in 11 states · Nurse Practitioner leads in 40 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 = Software Developer earns more after tax.

State	Software Developer	Nurse Practitioner	Difference
WYWyoming	$76,373	$92,146	-$15,772	A·B
HIHawaii	$79,876	$94,884	-$15,007	A·B
AKAlaska	$88,220	$102,465	-$14,245	A·B
NVNevada	$86,672	$100,415	-$13,743	A·B
MEMaine	$76,314	$89,262	-$12,948	A·B
LALouisiana	$69,635	$81,275	-$11,640	A·B
MSMississippi	$64,235	$75,809	-$11,574	A·B
VTVermont	$80,129	$91,549	-$11,420	A·B
RIRhode Island	$86,248	$97,626	-$11,379	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$76,164	$87,032	-$10,868	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$66,619	$77,186	-$10,567	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$77,657	$87,533	-$9,876	A·B
MTMontana	$75,023	$84,594	-$9,571	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$73,524	$83,000	-$9,476	A·B
ARArkansas	$67,678	$76,981	-$9,303	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$93,834	$102,465	-$8,632	A·B
CTConnecticut	$90,977	$98,527	-$7,551	A·B
ALAlabama	$71,355	$78,622	-$7,267	A·B
OKOklahoma	$72,823	$79,842	-$7,019	A·B
INIndiana	$79,788	$86,545	-$6,757	A·B
COColorado	$99,872	$93,400	+$6,472	A·B
KYKentucky	$75,685	$81,563	-$5,879	A·B
IAIowa	$75,379	$81,055	-$5,676	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$75,758	$81,372	-$5,615	A·B
MIMichigan	$83,543	$88,672	-$5,129	A·B
IDIdaho	$79,120	$84,187	-$5,067	A·B
VAVirginia	$94,343	$89,304	+$5,039	A·B
WIWisconsin	$82,565	$87,600	-$5,035	A·B
NENebraska	$78,801	$83,787	-$4,987	A·B
WAWashington	$117,625	$112,718	+$4,908	A·B
TNTennessee	$81,818	$86,518	-$4,699	A·B
OHOhio	$84,172	$88,798	-$4,625	A·B
MNMinnesota	$88,626	$93,250	-$4,623	A·B
FLFlorida	$87,045	$91,442	-$4,397	A·B
KSKansas	$76,832	$81,008	-$4,176	A·B
OROregon	$91,481	$95,333	-$3,852	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$102,760	$99,211	+$3,549	A·B
CACalifornia	$107,896	$104,530	+$3,366	A·B
MOMissouri	$80,145	$83,481	-$3,336	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$105,081	$102,129	+$2,952	A·B
NYNew York	$100,770	$98,002	+$2,768	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$88,765	$91,188	-$2,423	A·B
DEDelaware	$88,339	$90,575	-$2,235	A·B
ILIllinois	$88,365	$90,275	-$1,909	A·B
MDMaryland	$94,616	$96,377	-$1,761	A·B
TXTexas	$96,697	$94,947	+$1,750	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$97,840	$99,191	-$1,351	A·B
UTUtah	$88,004	$86,762	+$1,242	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$86,804	$86,073	+$731	A·B
AZArizona	$91,471	$91,886	-$415	A·B
GAGeorgia	$85,747	$85,643	+$104	A·B