Financial Specialists, All Other in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$53,131
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$13,159
19.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,789
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
$66,290
Kept after tax
$53,131
Worth in national money
$58,789
State rank
43
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska is among the lower-paying states for financial specialists, all other. The middle earner takes $66,290, ranking 43 of 50 states — about 18.26% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Financial specialists, all other ranks 149 among 488 occupations Nebraska publishes pay for.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $66,290 the take-home is $53,131; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $58,789 would nationally. The average comes to $71,430, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nebraska ranks 43 of 50 for financial specialists, all other, with a median of $66,290 — about 18.26% 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.
- Position 149 of 488 in Nebraska places financial specialists, all other in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for financial specialists, all other in Nebraska, on $66,290, is $53,131 — equivalent to $58,789 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 $71,430 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Financial Specialists, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,700 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $66,290 |
| Top tenth earn over | $104,680 |
| This salary | $66,290 |
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 | $53,131 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $55,444 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,733 |
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 | $63,412 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,365 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $66,290 as a midpoint for Nebraska, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $47,700 and the ninetieth is $104,680 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $53,131, from $66,290, 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 149 of 488 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $58,789, the adjusted value of that $66,290 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 149 of 488 locally.
- The Nebraska median of $66,290 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $47,700 to $104,680. 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 $53,131 from $66,290. 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 149 of 488 locally.
- This $58,789 adjusted figure, worked from $66,290, 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 149 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 149 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 $71,430, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $47,700 and the top tenth $104,680 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $58,789 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 $53,131 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 50 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 $71,430. 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 ($47,700) and the ninetieth ($104,680) 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 $58,789 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 $53,131 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.