Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$34,924
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$7,346
17.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,643
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
$42,270
Kept after tax
$34,924
Worth in national money
$38,643
State rank
40
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $42,270, ranking 40 of 50 states — about 16.94% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Nebraska, this one sits low: 390 of 488 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $42,270 you keep $34,924 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $38,643 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $39,740.
- Nebraska ranks 40 of 50 for educational instruction and library workers, all other, with a median of $42,270 — about 16.94% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Educational instruction and library workers, all other occupies position 390 of 488 in Nebraska's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in Nebraska is $34,924 after the full tax stack, from $42,270. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $38,643 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $39,740 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,800 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $42,270 |
| Top tenth earn over | $49,580 |
| This salary | $42,270 |
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 | $34,924 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,144 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,449 |
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 | $40,752 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,752 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $42,270 as a midpoint for Nebraska, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $30,800 and the ninetieth is $49,580 — 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 $34,924, worked from $42,270. 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 390 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $38,643 uses one figure for the whole of Nebraska. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 488 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 390.
- The Nebraska median of $42,270 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $30,800 to $49,580. 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 $34,924, on $42,270 for work ranking 390 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 390 of 488 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $38,643, worked from $42,270, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Nebraska address, on work sitting at 390 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 $39,740, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $30,800 at the tenth percentile, $49,580 at the ninetieth.
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 $38,643 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, $34,924 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
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 $39,740. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($30,800 to $49,580) 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 $38,643 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 $34,924 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.