Data Scientists in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,169
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$24,061
24.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,067
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
$98,230
Kept after tax
$74,169
Worth in national money
$82,067
State rank
33
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Nebraska pays data scientists a middle wage of $98,230, 33 of 49 states and about 18.3% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Nebraska this is well-paid work. Of 488 occupations with published figures in the state, data scientists ranks 49 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $98,230 the take-home is $74,169; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $82,067 would nationally. The average comes to $98,980, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nebraska's $98,230 median for data scientists places it 33 of 49 states, about 18.3% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Ranked against every occupation Nebraska publishes a median for, data scientists sits 49 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.
- Post-tax income for data scientists in Nebraska, on $98,230, is $74,169 — equivalent to $82,067 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 $98,980 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Data Scientists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $66,230 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $98,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $133,140 |
| This salary | $98,230 |
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 | $74,169 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,935 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,867 |
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 | $92,877 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,578 |
| 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 data scientists in Nebraska earn under $98,230 and half over. The published range runs $66,230 at the tenth percentile to $133,140 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 $74,169, worked from $98,230. 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 49 of 488.
- Two cautions on $82,067, the adjusted value of that $98,230 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 49 of 488 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for data scientists in Nebraska, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $66,230 to $133,140; 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 $74,169, on $98,230 for work ranking 49 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 49 of 488 in the state.
- This $82,067 adjusted figure, worked from $98,230, 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 49 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 49 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $66,230 at the bottom tenth to $133,140 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 $82,067 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 $74,169 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($66,230 to $133,140) 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 $82,067 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 $74,169 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.