Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,652
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$7,898
17.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,556
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
$44,550
Kept after tax
$36,652
Worth in national money
$40,556
State rank
15
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Nebraska pays this job a middle wage of $44,550, ranking 15 of 48 states and sitting about 5.17% above the national middle.
- Within Nebraska this is lower-paid work. Of 488 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 376. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $44,550 the take-home is $36,652; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $40,556 would nationally. The average lands at $44,100, below the middle of the range.
- Nebraska's median for helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters is $44,550, about 5.17% above the national figure and 15 of 48 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Against every occupation Nebraska reports, helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ranks 376 of 488, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Post-tax income for helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Nebraska, on $44,550, is $36,652 — equivalent to $40,556 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 $44,100 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,980 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $49,600 |
| This salary | $44,550 |
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 | $36,652 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,976 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,476 |
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 | $42,903 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,785 |
| 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--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Nebraska earn under $44,550 and half over. The published range runs $38,980 at the tenth percentile to $49,600 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Nebraska's $36,652, worked from $44,550. 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 376 of 488.
- Two cautions on $40,556, the adjusted value of that $44,550 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 376 of 488 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters in Nebraska, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,980 to $49,600; 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.
- The Nebraska take-home of $36,652, on $44,550 for work ranking 376 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 376 of 488 in the state.
- This $40,556 adjusted figure, worked from $44,550, 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 376 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 376 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $38,980 at the tenth percentile, $49,600 at the ninetieth.
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 $40,556 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 $36,652.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,980 to $49,600) 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 $40,556 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 $36,652 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.