Budget Analysts in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$64,154
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$18,856
22.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$70,986
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
$83,010
Kept after tax
$64,154
Worth in national money
$70,986
State rank
33
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Nebraska is 33 of 51 states for budget analysts, with a middle wage of $83,010. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 488 occupations Nebraska reports, budget analysts comes in at 90 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Nebraska does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $83,010 you keep $64,154, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $70,986 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $88,120, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Nebraska ranks 33 of 51 for budget analysts at $83,010. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Budget analysts ranks 90 of 488 occupations by median in Nebraska, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and Nebraska income tax, retained pay for budget analysts on $83,010 is $64,154. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $70,986 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 $88,120 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Budget Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,100 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $83,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $122,530 |
| This salary | $83,010 |
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 | $64,154 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $67,228 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,804 |
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 | $78,641 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,492 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of budget analysts in Nebraska earn under $83,010 and half over. The published range runs $61,100 at the tenth percentile to $122,530 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Nebraska's $64,154, worked from $83,010. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 90 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nebraska, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $70,986, the adjusted value of that $83,010 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 90 of 488 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for budget analysts in Nebraska, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $61,100 to $122,530; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Nebraska take-home of $64,154, on $83,010 for work ranking 90 of 488 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 90 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $70,986 — the adjusted value of that $83,010 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 90 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $88,120 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $61,100 at the bottom tenth to $122,530 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Nebraska is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $70,986 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Nebraska's own levy, $64,154 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Nebraska is $88,120. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($61,100) and the ninetieth ($122,530) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $70,986 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 $64,154 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.