Helpers--Electricians in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,273
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$7,777
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,136
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
$44,050
Kept after tax
$36,273
Worth in national money
$40,136
State rank
23
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska sits in the middle of the pack for helpers--electricians. The median is $44,050, ranking 23 of 47 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Nebraska, this one sits low: 381 of 488 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $44,050 the take-home is $36,273; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $40,136 would nationally. The average lands at $41,920, below the middle of the range.
- Nebraska occupies the middle band for helpers--electricians: a median of $44,050, ranking 23 of 47. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Helpers--electricians occupies position 381 of 488 in Nebraska's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for helpers--electricians in Nebraska, on $44,050, is $36,273 — equivalent to $40,136 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 $41,920 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Helpers--Electricians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,920 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,050 |
| Top tenth earn over | $51,850 |
| This salary | $44,050 |
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 | $36,273 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,574 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,470 |
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 | $42,431 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,777 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of helpers--electricians in Nebraska earn under $44,050 and half over. The published range runs $30,920 at the tenth percentile to $51,850 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $36,273 take-home in Nebraska comes from $44,050. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 381 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $40,136 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 381.
- Figures are distribution medians for helpers--electricians in Nebraska, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $30,920 to $51,850; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $36,273, from $44,050, assumes a single Nebraska filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 381 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 23 of 47 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $40,136, worked from $44,050, 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 381 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 $41,920 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $30,920 at the tenth percentile, $51,850 at the ninetieth.
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 $40,136 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 $36,273 of this wage survives to your account.
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 47 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 $41,920. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($30,920 to $51,850) 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 $40,136 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 $36,273 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.