Computer User Support Specialists in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,993
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$11,837
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,210
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
$60,830
Kept after tax
$48,993
Worth in national money
$54,210
State rank
22
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $60,830, ranking 22 of 51 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 214 among 488 occupations Nebraska publishes pay for.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $60,830 the take-home is $48,993; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $54,210 would nationally. The average lands at $60,140, below the middle of the range.
- Nebraska occupies the middle band for computer user support specialists: a median of $60,830, ranking 22 of 51. 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 214 of 488 in Nebraska places computer user support specialists 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.
- Post-tax income for computer user support specialists in Nebraska, on $60,830, is $48,993 — equivalent to $54,210 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $60,140 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Computer User Support Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,910 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,830 |
| Top tenth earn over | $78,150 |
| This salary | $60,830 |
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 | $48,993 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,057 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,669 |
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 | $58,261 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,018 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $60,830 as a midpoint for Nebraska, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $40,910 and the ninetieth is $78,150 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Nebraska's $48,993, worked from $60,830. 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 214 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nebraska, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $54,210, the adjusted value of that $60,830 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 214 of 488 in the state.
- The Nebraska median of $60,830 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $40,910 to $78,150. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Nebraska take-home of $48,993, on $60,830 for work ranking 214 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 214 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $54,210 — the adjusted value of that $60,830 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 214 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $40,910 at the tenth percentile, $78,150 at the ninetieth.
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 $54,210 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, $48,993 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,910 to $78,150) 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 $54,210 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 $48,993 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.