Truck Driver (Heavy) 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.

Truck Driver (Heavy)

$54,320

national median wage

$45,826/yr

take-home in TX (no state tax)

Nurse Practitioner earns $71,940 more nationally

Truck Driver (Heavy) 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 = Truck Driver (Heavy) earns more after tax.

State	Truck Driver (Heavy)	Nurse Practitioner	Difference
WAWashington	$51,539	$112,718	-$61,179	A·B
MAMassachusetts	$46,207	$102,129	-$55,922	A·B
NHNew Hampshire	$46,718	$102,465	-$55,747	A·B
NVNevada	$45,111	$100,415	-$55,304	A·B
CACalifornia	$49,547	$104,530	-$54,983	A·B
DCWashington D.C.	$45,834	$99,211	-$53,377	A·B
RIRhode Island	$45,211	$97,626	-$52,415	A·B
CTConnecticut	$46,402	$98,527	-$52,125	A·B
OROregon	$43,817	$95,333	-$51,516	A·B
MDMaryland	$45,923	$96,377	-$50,455	A·B
NJNew Jersey	$48,889	$99,191	-$50,302	A·B
NYNew York	$48,017	$98,002	-$49,985	A·B
TXTexas	$45,111	$94,947	-$49,836	A·B
AZArizona	$42,997	$91,886	-$48,889	A·B
HIHawaii	$46,051	$94,884	-$48,832	A·B
FLFlorida	$42,701	$91,442	-$48,742	A·B
MNMinnesota	$44,726	$93,250	-$48,524	A·B
VTVermont	$43,718	$91,549	-$47,831	A·B
AKAlaska	$54,793	$102,465	-$47,672	A·B
COColorado	$46,440	$93,400	-$46,959	A·B
MEMaine	$42,304	$89,262	-$46,958	A·B
DEDelaware	$44,215	$90,575	-$46,360	A·B
PAPennsylvania	$45,016	$91,188	-$46,172	A·B
NMNew Mexico	$41,420	$87,533	-$46,113	A·B
VAVirginia	$43,556	$89,304	-$45,748	A·B
NCNorth Carolina	$41,005	$86,073	-$45,068	A·B
MIMichigan	$43,839	$88,672	-$44,833	A·B
UTUtah	$41,993	$86,762	-$44,769	A·B
ILIllinois	$45,602	$90,275	-$44,672	A·B
WYWyoming	$47,522	$92,146	-$44,624	A·B
OHOhio	$45,196	$88,798	-$43,601	A·B
GAGeorgia	$42,084	$85,643	-$43,560	A·B
WIWisconsin	$44,111	$87,600	-$43,489	A·B
IDIdaho	$41,368	$84,187	-$42,819	A·B
MTMontana	$41,939	$84,594	-$42,655	A·B
INIndiana	$44,285	$86,545	-$42,260	A·B
TNTennessee	$44,308	$86,518	-$42,210	A·B
NENebraska	$42,384	$83,787	-$41,403	A·B
MOMissouri	$42,744	$83,481	-$40,737	A·B
SCSouth Carolina	$40,656	$81,372	-$40,717	A·B
LALouisiana	$41,299	$81,275	-$39,976	A·B
ALAlabama	$38,761	$78,622	-$39,861	A·B
SDSouth Dakota	$43,504	$83,000	-$39,496	A·B
KYKentucky	$42,337	$81,563	-$39,227	A·B
NDNorth Dakota	$47,854	$87,032	-$39,178	A·B
OKOklahoma	$40,843	$79,842	-$38,999	A·B
KSKansas	$42,104	$81,008	-$38,904	A·B
IAIowa	$42,898	$81,055	-$38,158	A·B
MSMississippi	$38,451	$75,809	-$37,358	A·B
ARArkansas	$40,541	$76,981	-$36,439	A·B
WVWest Virginia	$40,969	$77,186	-$36,217	A·B