Receptionists and Information Clerks in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,581
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$6,279
16.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,944
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
$37,860
Kept after tax
$31,581
Worth in national money
$34,944
State rank
21
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Nebraska is 21 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $37,860. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Nebraska this is lower-paid work. Of 488 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 424. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $37,860 the take-home is $31,581; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $34,944 would nationally. The average comes to $38,330, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nebraska ranks 21 of 51 for receptionists and information clerks at $37,860. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Nebraska reports, receptionists and information clerks ranks 424 of 488, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Post-tax income for receptionists and information clerks in Nebraska, on $37,860, is $31,581 — equivalent to $34,944 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 $38,330 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Receptionists and Information Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,070 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $37,860 |
| Top tenth earn over | $47,350 |
| This salary | $37,860 |
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 | $31,581 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,601 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,396 |
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 | $36,592 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,689 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $37,860 as a midpoint for Nebraska, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $29,070 and the ninetieth is $47,350 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $31,581, from $37,860, 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 424 of 488 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $34,944 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 424.
- The Nebraska median of $37,860 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $29,070 to $47,350. 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 $31,581 from $37,860. 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 424 of 488 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $34,944, worked from $37,860, 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 424 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $29,070 and the top tenth $47,350, so most people doing this work in Nebraska sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $34,944 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, $31,581 remains.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,070 to $47,350) 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 $34,944 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 $31,581 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.