Physical Therapist Assistants in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,402
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$11,968
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,663
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
$61,370
Kept after tax
$49,402
Worth in national money
$54,663
State rank
46
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Nebraska pays physical therapist assistants a middle wage of $61,370, 46 of 51 states and about 10.25% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Nebraska reports figures for, this is number 206.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $61,370 the take-home is $49,402; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $54,663 would nationally. The average comes to $61,890, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nebraska's $61,370 median for physical therapist assistants places it 46 of 51 states, about 10.25% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In Nebraska's occupational distribution, physical therapist assistants sits at 206 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 physical therapist assistants in Nebraska, on $61,370, is $49,402 — equivalent to $54,663 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 $61,890 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Physical Therapist Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,100 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,370 |
| Top tenth earn over | $77,690 |
| This salary | $61,370 |
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 | $49,402 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,491 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,675 |
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 | $58,770 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,026 |
| 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 $61,370. The published range is $48,100 up to $77,690, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $49,402 take-home in Nebraska comes from $61,370. 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 206 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $54,663 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 206.
- Reported values are medians; for physical therapist assistants in Nebraska the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $48,100 to $77,690. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $49,402, from $61,370, 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 206 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 46 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $54,663, worked from $61,370, 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 206 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $48,100 and the top tenth $77,690, so most people doing this work in Nebraska sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $54,663 in national terms.
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 $49,402 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($48,100 to $77,690) 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 $54,663 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 $49,402 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.