Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$53,751
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$13,449
20.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$59,475
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
$67,200
Kept after tax
$53,751
Worth in national money
$59,475
State rank
39
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $67,200, ranking 39 of 49 states — about 14.23% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Nebraska reports figures for, this is number 146.
- Here is where Nebraska does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $67,200 you keep $53,751, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $59,475 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $70,520, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Nebraska ranks 39 of 49 for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other, with a median of $67,200 — about 14.23% 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.
- In Nebraska's occupational distribution, engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other sits at 146 of 488 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Nebraska income tax, retained pay for engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other on $67,200 is $53,751. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $59,475 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 $70,520 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,900 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $67,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $97,070 |
| This salary | $67,200 |
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 | $53,751 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $56,105 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,739 |
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 | $64,183 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,402 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $67,200 as a midpoint for Nebraska, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $46,900 and the ninetieth is $97,070 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $53,751, from $67,200, 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 146 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 $59,475, the adjusted value of that $67,200 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 146 of 488 in the state.
- The Nebraska median of $67,200 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $46,900 to $97,070. 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 $53,751 from $67,200. 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 146 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $59,475 — the adjusted value of that $67,200 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 146 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $70,520 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $46,900 at the bottom tenth to $97,070 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $59,475 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 $53,751 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $70,520. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($46,900) and the ninetieth ($97,070) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $59,475 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 $53,751 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.