Library Technicians in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,869
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$6,051
16.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,156
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
$36,920
Kept after tax
$30,869
Worth in national money
$34,156
State rank
38
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska is among the lower-paying states for library technicians. The middle earner takes $36,920, ranking 38 of 51 states — about 17.18% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Nebraska, this one sits low: 437 of 488 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $36,920 you keep $30,869 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $34,156 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $39,540, since top earners drag the number up.
- Nebraska ranks 38 of 51 for library technicians, with a median of $36,920 — about 17.18% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Library technicians occupies position 437 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.
- Retained pay in Nebraska is $30,869 after the full tax stack, from $36,920. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $34,156 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $39,540 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Library Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,730 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $51,060 |
| This salary | $36,920 |
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 | $30,869 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,845 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,385 |
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 | $35,705 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,675 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $36,920 as a midpoint for Nebraska, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $28,730 and the ninetieth is $51,060 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $30,869, from $36,920, 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 437 of 488 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $34,156, the adjusted value of that $36,920 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 437 of 488 locally.
- The Nebraska median of $36,920 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $28,730 to $51,060. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Nebraska is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $30,869 from $36,920. 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 437 of 488 locally.
- This $34,156 adjusted figure, worked from $36,920, 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 437 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 437 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 $39,540 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $28,730 and the top tenth $51,060, so most people doing this work in Nebraska sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $34,156.
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 $30,869.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $39,540. 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 ($28,730 to $51,060) 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 $34,156 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 $30,869 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.