Postal Service Clerks in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,977
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$11,513
19.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$53,086
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
$59,490
Kept after tax
$47,977
Worth in national money
$53,086
State rank
46
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for postal service clerks is on the low side in Nebraska. The middle earner gets $59,490. That is 46 of 51 states, and about 4.25% 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 232.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $59,490 you keep $47,977 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $53,086 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $58,000.
- For postal service clerks, Nebraska sits in the lower band at $59,490, ranking 46 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 4.25%. 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, postal service clerks sits at 232 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.
- Retained pay in Nebraska is $47,977 after the full tax stack, from $59,490. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $53,086 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $58,000 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Postal Service Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $42,600 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,490 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,030 |
| This salary | $59,490 |
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 | $47,977 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,980 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,653 |
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 | $56,997 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,999 |
| 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 $59,490. The published range is $42,600 up to $75,030, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $47,977, from $59,490, 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 232 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 $53,086, the adjusted value of that $59,490 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 232 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for postal service clerks in Nebraska the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $42,600 to $75,030. 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 $47,977 from $59,490. 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 232 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $53,086 — the adjusted value of that $59,490 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 232 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $42,600 and the top tenth $75,030, 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 $53,086 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Nebraska's own levy, $47,977 remains.
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 ($42,600 to $75,030) 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 $53,086 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 $47,977 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.