Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,229
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$8,401
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,300
Nebraska costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Nebraska — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$46,630
Kept after tax
$38,229
Worth in national money
$42,300
State rank
31
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Nebraska pays this job a middle wage of $46,630, 31 of 45 states and about 2.1% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Against other work in Nebraska, this sits in the middle: 351 of 488 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Here is where Nebraska does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $46,630 you keep $38,229, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $42,300 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $45,640, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Nebraska's $46,630 median for automotive glass installers and repairers places it 31 of 45 states, about 2.1% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Automotive glass installers and repairers ranks 351 of 488 occupations in Nebraska by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- After federal, FICA and Nebraska income tax, retained pay for automotive glass installers and repairers on $46,630 is $38,229. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $42,300 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $45,640 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,570 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $48,250 |
| This salary | $46,630 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Nebraska | $38,229 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,647 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,500 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $44,865 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,814 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Nebraska earn less than $46,630. The published range is $39,570 up to $48,250, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $38,229, from $46,630, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 351 of 488 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nebraska, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $42,300, the adjusted value of that $46,630 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 351 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for automotive glass installers and repairers in Nebraska the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $39,570 to $48,250. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Nebraska is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $38,229 from $46,630. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 351 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $42,300 — the adjusted value of that $46,630 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 351 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $39,570 at the tenth percentile, $48,250 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $42,300.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Nebraska adds its own income tax on top — which is why $38,229 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 45 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,570 to $48,250) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Nebraska rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Nebraska's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $42,300 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,229 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Nebraska income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.