Public Relations Specialists in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$49,713
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$12,067
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$55,007
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
$61,780
Kept after tax
$49,713
Worth in national money
$55,007
State rank
42
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for public relations specialists is on the low side in Nebraska. The middle earner gets $61,780. That is 42 of 51 states, and about 17.35% 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 201.
- Here is where Nebraska does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $61,780 you keep $49,713, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $55,007 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $66,120, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For public relations specialists, Nebraska sits in the lower band at $61,780, ranking 42 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 17.35%. 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, public relations specialists sits at 201 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.
- After federal, FICA and Nebraska income tax, retained pay for public relations specialists on $61,780 is $49,713. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $55,007 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 $66,120 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Public Relations Specialists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $41,490 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $61,780 |
| Top tenth earn over | $93,990 |
| This salary | $61,780 |
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 | $49,713 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $51,820 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,680 |
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 | $59,157 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,032 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $61,780 as a midpoint for Nebraska, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $41,490 and the ninetieth is $93,990 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $49,713, from $61,780, 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 201 of 488 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $55,007, the adjusted value of that $61,780 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 201 of 488 locally.
- The Nebraska median of $61,780 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $41,490 to $93,990. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Nebraska is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $49,713 from $61,780. 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 201 of 488 locally.
- This $55,007 adjusted figure, worked from $61,780, 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 201 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 201 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $66,120, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $41,490 at the bottom tenth to $93,990 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $55,007 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Nebraska then takes its own share, leaving $49,713.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Nebraska is $66,120. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($41,490) and the ninetieth ($93,990) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $55,007 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 $49,713 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.