Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$43,186
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$9,984
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,785
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
$53,170
Kept after tax
$43,186
Worth in national money
$47,785
State rank
25
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $53,170, ranking 25 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 266 among 488 occupations Nebraska publishes pay for.
- Here is where Nebraska does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $53,170 you keep $43,186, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $47,785 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $53,430, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Nebraska occupies the middle band for community and social service specialists, all other: a median of $53,170, ranking 25 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Position 266 of 488 in Nebraska places community and social service specialists, all other in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Nebraska income tax, retained pay for community and social service specialists, all other on $53,170 is $43,186. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $47,785 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 $53,430 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $43,150 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $53,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,290 |
| This salary | $53,170 |
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 | $43,186 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $44,902 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,578 |
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 | $51,035 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,908 |
| 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 community and social service specialists, all other in Nebraska earn under $53,170 and half over. The published range runs $43,150 at the tenth percentile to $65,290 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $43,186, from $53,170, 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 266 of 488 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $47,785, the adjusted value of that $53,170 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Nebraska. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 266 of 488 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for community and social service specialists, all other in Nebraska, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $43,150 to $65,290; 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.
- Take-home for Nebraska is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $43,186 from $53,170. 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 266 of 488 locally.
- This $47,785 adjusted figure, worked from $53,170, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 266 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 266 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $43,150 at the bottom tenth to $65,290 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Nebraska sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $47,785 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $43,186 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($43,150 to $65,290) 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 $47,785 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 $43,186 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.