Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$40,564
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$9,146
18.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,883
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
$49,710
Kept after tax
$40,564
Worth in national money
$44,883
State rank
21
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $49,710, ranking 21 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Against other work in Nebraska, this sits in the middle: 292 of 488 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $49,710 the take-home is $40,564; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $44,883 would nationally. The average comes to $50,300, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nebraska occupies the middle band for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics: a median of $49,710, ranking 21 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics ranks 292 of 488 occupations in Nebraska by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Post-tax income for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in Nebraska, on $49,710, is $40,564 — equivalent to $44,883 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 $50,300 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,240 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $66,100 |
| This salary | $49,710 |
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 | $40,564 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,122 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,537 |
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 | $47,771 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,859 |
| 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 $49,710. The published range is $36,240 up to $66,100, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $40,564 take-home in Nebraska comes from $49,710. 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 292 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $44,883 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 292.
- Reported values are medians; for outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics in Nebraska the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,240 to $66,100. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $40,564, from $49,710, 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 292 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 21 of 49 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $44,883, worked from $49,710, 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 292 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,240 at the bottom tenth to $66,100 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 $44,883.
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 $40,564 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,240 to $66,100) 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 $44,883 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 $40,564 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.