Fundraisers in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$54,297
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$13,733
20.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,079
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
$68,030
Kept after tax
$54,297
Worth in national money
$60,079
State rank
21
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Nebraska is 21 of 51 states for fundraisers, with a middle wage of $68,030. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Nebraska reports figures for, this is number 143.
- Here is where Nebraska does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $68,030 you keep $54,297, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $60,079 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $73,700, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Nebraska ranks 21 of 51 for fundraisers at $68,030. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Nebraska's occupational distribution, fundraisers sits at 143 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 fundraisers on $68,030 is $54,297. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $60,079 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 $73,700 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Fundraisers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,090 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $68,030 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,100 |
| This salary | $68,030 |
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 | $54,297 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $56,689 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,742 |
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 | $64,863 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,406 |
| 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 $68,030. The published range is $46,090 up to $102,100, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $54,297, from $68,030, 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 143 of 488 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $60,079 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 143.
- Reported values are medians; for fundraisers in Nebraska the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $46,090 to $102,100. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Nebraska is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $54,297 from $68,030. 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 143 of 488 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $60,079, worked from $68,030, 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 143 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 $73,700 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?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $46,090, the highest tenth $102,100, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $60,079.
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, $54,297 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $73,700. 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 ($46,090) and the ninetieth ($102,100) 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 $60,079 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 $54,297 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.