Postmasters and Mail Superintendents in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$71,412
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$22,628
24.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$79,016
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
$94,040
Kept after tax
$71,412
Worth in national money
$79,016
State rank
34
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $94,040, ranking 34 of 50 states — about 2.71% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Nebraska. It ranks 63 out of 488 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Nebraska does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $94,040 you keep $71,412, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $79,016 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $94,060, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Nebraska ranks 34 of 50 for postmasters and mail superintendents, with a median of $94,040 — about 2.71% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Within Nebraska, postmasters and mail superintendents ranks 63 of 488 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and Nebraska income tax, retained pay for postmasters and mail superintendents on $94,040 is $71,412. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $79,016 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $94,060 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $85,090 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $94,040 |
| Top tenth earn over | $102,960 |
| This salary | $94,040 |
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 | $71,412 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $74,987 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,849 |
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 | $88,958 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,554 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $94,040 as a midpoint for Nebraska, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $85,090 and the ninetieth is $102,960 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Nebraska's $71,412, worked from $94,040. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 63 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $79,016 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 63.
- The Nebraska median of $94,040 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $85,090 to $102,960. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Nebraska take-home of $71,412, on $94,040 for work ranking 63 of 488 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 63 of 488 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $79,016, worked from $94,040, 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 63 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $85,090 at the bottom tenth to $102,960 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Nebraska sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $79,016 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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, $71,412 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 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 ($85,090 to $102,960) 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 $79,016 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 $71,412 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.