Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,918
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$8,302
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$41,956
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
$46,220
Kept after tax
$37,918
Worth in national money
$41,956
State rank
27
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Nebraska is 27 of 48 states for this job, with a middle wage of $46,220. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Nebraska reports figures for, this is number 356.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $46,220 the take-home is $37,918; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $41,956 would nationally. The average comes to $46,890, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nebraska ranks 27 of 48 for molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic at $46,220. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Nebraska's occupational distribution, molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic sits at 356 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 molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic in Nebraska, on $46,220, is $37,918 — equivalent to $41,956 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 $46,890 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,420 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,220 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,440 |
| This salary | $46,220 |
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 | $37,918 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,318 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,495 |
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 | $44,478 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,809 |
| 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 molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic in Nebraska earn under $46,220 and half over. The published range runs $39,420 at the tenth percentile to $57,440 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $37,918 take-home in Nebraska comes from $46,220. 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 356 of 488.
- Two cautions on $41,956, the adjusted value of that $46,220 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 356 of 488 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic in Nebraska, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,420 to $57,440; 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.
- Retained pay of $37,918, from $46,220, 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 356 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 27 of 48 for it.
- This $41,956 adjusted figure, worked from $46,220, 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 356 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 356 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $39,420 at the bottom tenth to $57,440 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 $41,956.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Nebraska adds its own income tax on top — which is why $37,918 of this wage survives to your account.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,420 to $57,440) 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 $41,956 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 $37,918 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.