Millwrights in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,606
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$11,714
19.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,782
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
$60,320
Kept after tax
$48,606
Worth in national money
$53,782
State rank
40
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for millwrights is on the low side in Nebraska. The middle earner gets $60,320. That is 40 of 48 states, and about 8.19% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Nebraska reports figures for, this is number 224.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $60,320 the take-home is $48,606; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $53,782 would nationally. The average lands at $60,080, below the middle of the range.
- For millwrights, Nebraska sits in the lower band at $60,320, ranking 40 of 48 and trailing the national median by about 8.19%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Nebraska's occupational distribution, millwrights sits at 224 of 488 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for millwrights in Nebraska, on $60,320, is $48,606 — equivalent to $53,782 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 $60,080 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Millwrights
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,480 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,320 |
| Top tenth earn over | $74,510 |
| This salary | $60,320 |
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 | $48,606 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,647 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,663 |
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 | $57,780 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,011 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $60,320 as a midpoint for Nebraska, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $47,480 and the ninetieth is $74,510 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $48,606, from $60,320, 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 224 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 $53,782, the adjusted value of that $60,320 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 224 of 488 in the state.
- The Nebraska median of $60,320 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $47,480 to $74,510. 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 $48,606 from $60,320. 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 224 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $53,782 — the adjusted value of that $60,320 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 224 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $47,480 at the tenth percentile, $74,510 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Nebraska is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $53,782 in national terms.
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 $48,606.
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 ($47,480 to $74,510) 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 $53,782 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 $48,606 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.