Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$61,720
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$17,590
22.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,292
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
$79,310
Kept after tax
$61,720
Worth in national money
$68,292
State rank
26
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $79,310, ranking 26 of 48 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Within Nebraska this is well-paid work. Of 488 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 107 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $79,310 you keep $61,720 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $68,292 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $88,600, since top earners drag the number up.
- Nebraska occupies the middle band for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary: a median of $79,310, ranking 26 of 48. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Ranked against every occupation Nebraska publishes a median for, mathematical science teachers, postsecondary sits 107 of 488 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Nebraska is $61,720 after the full tax stack, from $79,310. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $68,292 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $88,600 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
Compare this career across states
Choose your filing status and local taxes, compare pay, and keep a shortlist.Compare wage and personal-pay outcomes by state, with selected resident local taxes and saved career choices.
Pay band: Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $54,740 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $79,310 |
| Top tenth earn over | $133,390 |
| This salary | $79,310 |
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 | $61,720 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,625 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,789 |
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 | $75,181 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,471 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Nebraska earn less than $79,310. The published range is $54,740 up to $133,390, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $61,720, from $79,310, 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 107 of 488 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nebraska, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $68,292, the adjusted value of that $79,310 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 107 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for mathematical science teachers, postsecondary in Nebraska the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $54,740 to $133,390. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Nebraska is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $61,720 from $79,310. 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 107 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $68,292 — the adjusted value of that $79,310 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 107 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $88,600, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $54,740 and the top tenth $133,390 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $68,292 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 $61,720.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release 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 $88,600. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($54,740) and the ninetieth ($133,390) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $68,292 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 $61,720 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.