Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,409
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$7,501
17.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,180
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
$42,910
Kept after tax
$35,409
Worth in national money
$39,180
State rank
17
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $42,910, which ranks 17 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 6.64% above the national middle.
- Against 488 occupations Nebraska publishes, this job lands at 389. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $42,910 you keep $35,409 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $39,180 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $42,850.
- Nebraska ranks 17 of 51 states publishing a median for laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand, at $42,910 — about 6.64% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within Nebraska, this work ranks 389 of 488 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- Retained pay in Nebraska is $35,409 after the full tax stack, from $42,910. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $39,180 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $42,850 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,320 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $42,910 |
| Top tenth earn over | $53,160 |
| This salary | $42,910 |
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 | $35,409 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,658 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,456 |
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 | $41,356 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,761 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $42,910 as a midpoint for Nebraska, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $33,320 and the ninetieth is $53,160 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $35,409 take-home in Nebraska comes from $42,910. 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 389 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $39,180 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 389.
- The Nebraska median of $42,910 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $33,320 to $53,160. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $35,409, from $42,910, 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 389 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 17 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,180, worked from $42,910, 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 389 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $33,320 at the bottom tenth to $53,160 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $39,180 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 $35,409.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($33,320 to $53,160) 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 $39,180 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 $35,409 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.