Financial and Investment Analysts in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$65,674
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$19,646
23.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$72,668
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
$85,320
Kept after tax
$65,674
Worth in national money
$72,668
State rank
39
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $85,320, ranking 39 of 51 states — about 16.96% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within Nebraska this is well-paid work. Of 488 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 81 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Nebraska does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $85,320 you keep $65,674, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $72,668 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $94,830, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Nebraska ranks 39 of 51 for financial and investment analysts, with a median of $85,320 — about 16.96% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Nebraska publishes a median for, financial and investment analysts sits 81 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.
- After federal, FICA and Nebraska income tax, retained pay for financial and investment analysts on $85,320 is $65,674. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $72,668 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 $94,830 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Financial and Investment Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $64,380 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $85,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $127,170 |
| This salary | $85,320 |
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 | $65,674 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,853 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,813 |
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 | $80,802 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,505 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Nebraska earn less than $85,320. The published range is $64,380 up to $127,170, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Nebraska's $65,674, worked from $85,320. 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 81 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nebraska, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $72,668, the adjusted value of that $85,320 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 81 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for financial and investment analysts in Nebraska the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $64,380 to $127,170. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Nebraska take-home of $65,674, on $85,320 for work ranking 81 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 81 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $72,668 — the adjusted value of that $85,320 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 81 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $94,830, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $64,380 at the bottom tenth to $127,170 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Nebraska sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $72,668 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $65,674.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like 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 $94,830. 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 ($64,380) and the ninetieth ($127,170) 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 $72,668 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 $65,674 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.