Computer Programmers in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$72,142
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$23,008
24.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$79,825
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
$95,150
Kept after tax
$72,142
Worth in national money
$79,825
State rank
22
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska sits in the middle of the pack for computer programmers. The median is $95,150, ranking 22 of 46 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Within Nebraska this is well-paid work. Of 488 occupations with published figures in the state, computer programmers ranks 59 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Nebraska does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $95,150 you keep $72,142, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $79,825 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $99,020, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Nebraska occupies the middle band for computer programmers: a median of $95,150, ranking 22 of 46. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Ranked against every occupation Nebraska publishes a median for, computer programmers sits 59 of 488 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After federal, FICA and Nebraska income tax, retained pay for computer programmers on $95,150 is $72,142. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $79,825 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 $99,020 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Computer Programmers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $95,150 |
| Top tenth earn over | $154,500 |
| This salary | $95,150 |
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 | $72,142 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $75,768 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,854 |
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 | $89,996 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,561 |
| 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 computer programmers in Nebraska earn under $95,150 and half over. The published range runs $61,680 at the tenth percentile to $154,500 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $72,142, from $95,150, 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 59 of 488 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $79,825, the adjusted value of that $95,150 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 59 of 488 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer programmers in Nebraska, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $61,680 to $154,500; 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 $72,142 from $95,150. 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 59 of 488 locally.
- This $79,825 adjusted figure, worked from $95,150, 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 59 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 59 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $99,020, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $61,680 at the bottom tenth to $154,500 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 $79,825 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, $72,142 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $99,020. 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 ($61,680) and the ninetieth ($154,500) 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 $79,825 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 $72,142 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.