Financial Risk Specialists in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$71,570
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$22,710
24.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$79,191
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
$94,280
Kept after tax
$71,570
Worth in national money
$79,191
State rank
36
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Nebraska pays financial risk specialists a middle wage of $94,280, 36 of 50 states and about 19.65% 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, financial risk specialists ranks 62 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $94,280 the take-home is $71,570; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $79,191 would nationally. The average lands at $92,760, below the middle of the range.
- Nebraska's $94,280 median for financial risk specialists places it 36 of 50 states, about 19.65% 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, financial risk specialists sits 62 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 financial risk specialists in Nebraska, on $94,280, is $71,570 — equivalent to $79,191 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 $92,760 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Financial Risk Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $58,190 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $94,280 |
| Top tenth earn over | $124,750 |
| This salary | $94,280 |
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 | $71,570 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $75,156 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,850 |
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 | $89,182 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,556 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $94,280 as a midpoint for Nebraska, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $58,190 and the ninetieth is $124,750 — 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 $71,570, worked from $94,280. 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 62 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nebraska, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $79,191, the adjusted value of that $94,280 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 62 of 488 in the state.
- The Nebraska median of $94,280 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $58,190 to $124,750. 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 $71,570, on $94,280 for work ranking 62 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 62 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $79,191 — the adjusted value of that $94,280 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 62 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $58,190 and the top tenth $124,750, so most people doing this work in Nebraska sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $79,191 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 $71,570.
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 50 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 ($58,190 to $124,750) 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 $79,191 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 $71,570 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.