Industrial Engineers in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,129
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$24,041
24.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$82,023
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
$98,170
Kept after tax
$74,129
Worth in national money
$82,023
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for industrial engineers is on the low side in Nebraska. The middle earner gets $98,170. That is 43 of 51 states, and about 4.17% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Nebraska. It ranks 51 out of 488 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Nebraska does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $98,170 you keep $74,129, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $82,023 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $99,980, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For industrial engineers, Nebraska sits in the lower band at $98,170, ranking 43 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 4.17%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Nebraska, industrial engineers ranks 51 of 488 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and Nebraska income tax, retained pay for industrial engineers on $98,170 is $74,129. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $82,023 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 $99,980 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Industrial Engineers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $71,150 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $98,170 |
| Top tenth earn over | $133,500 |
| This salary | $98,170 |
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 | $74,129 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $77,893 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,866 |
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 | $92,821 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,578 |
| 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 industrial engineers in Nebraska earn under $98,170 and half over. The published range runs $71,150 at the tenth percentile to $133,500 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 $74,129, worked from $98,170. 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 51 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nebraska, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $82,023, the adjusted value of that $98,170 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 51 of 488 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for industrial engineers in Nebraska, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $71,150 to $133,500; 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 $74,129, on $98,170 for work ranking 51 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 51 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $82,023 — the adjusted value of that $98,170 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 51 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $71,150 at the bottom tenth to $133,500 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $82,023.
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, $74,129 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($71,150 to $133,500) 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 $82,023 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 $74,129 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.