Construction Laborers in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,707
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$8,553
18.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$42,828
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
$47,260
Kept after tax
$38,707
Worth in national money
$42,828
State rank
27
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Nebraska is 27 of 51 states for construction laborers, with a middle wage of $47,260. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Construction laborers ranks 335 among 488 occupations Nebraska publishes pay for.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $47,260 the take-home is $38,707; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $42,828 would nationally. The average comes to $48,350, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nebraska ranks 27 of 51 for construction laborers at $47,260. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 335 of 488 in Nebraska places construction laborers 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 construction laborers in Nebraska, on $47,260, is $38,707 — equivalent to $42,828 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 $48,350 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Construction Laborers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,260 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,780 |
| This salary | $47,260 |
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 | $38,707 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,153 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,508 |
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 | $45,459 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,823 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $47,260 as a midpoint for Nebraska, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,400 and the ninetieth is $61,780 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $38,707, from $47,260, 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 335 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 $42,828, the adjusted value of that $47,260 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 335 of 488 in the state.
- The Nebraska median of $47,260 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,400 to $61,780. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Nebraska is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $38,707 from $47,260. 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 335 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $42,828 — the adjusted value of that $47,260 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 335 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,400 at the bottom tenth to $61,780 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $42,828 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Nebraska then takes its own share, leaving $38,707.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,400 to $61,780) 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 $42,828 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 $38,707 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.