Correctional Officers and Jailers in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,926
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$12,454
19.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,349
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
$63,380
Kept after tax
$50,926
Worth in national money
$56,349
State rank
19
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Nebraska is 19 of 49 states for this job, with a middle wage of $63,380. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 178 among 488 occupations Nebraska publishes pay for.
- Here is where Nebraska does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $63,380 you keep $50,926, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $56,349 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $64,120, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Nebraska ranks 19 of 49 for correctional officers and jailers at $63,380. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 178 of 488 in Nebraska places correctional officers and jailers 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 correctional officers and jailers on $63,380 is $50,926. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $56,349 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 $64,120 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Correctional Officers and Jailers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,630 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $63,380 |
| Top tenth earn over | $78,270 |
| This salary | $63,380 |
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 | $50,926 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,106 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,699 |
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 | $60,667 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,055 |
| 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 correctional officers and jailers in Nebraska earn under $63,380 and half over. The published range runs $47,630 at the tenth percentile to $78,270 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 $50,926, worked from $63,380. 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 178 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nebraska, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $56,349, the adjusted value of that $63,380 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 178 of 488 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for correctional officers and jailers in Nebraska, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $47,630 to $78,270; 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 $50,926, on $63,380 for work ranking 178 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 178 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $56,349 — the adjusted value of that $63,380 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 178 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $47,630 and the top tenth $78,270, so most people doing this work in Nebraska sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $56,349 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Nebraska adds its own income tax on top — which is why $50,926 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,630 to $78,270) 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 $56,349 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 $50,926 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.