Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$65,069
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$19,331
22.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$71,998
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
$84,400
Kept after tax
$65,069
Worth in national money
$71,998
State rank
43
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $84,400, ranking 43 of 49 states — about 19.56% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within Nebraska this is well-paid work. Of 488 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 86 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $84,400 you keep $65,069 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $71,998 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $91,140, since top earners drag the number up.
- Nebraska ranks 43 of 49 for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products, with a median of $84,400 — about 19.56% 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.
- Ranked against every occupation Nebraska publishes a median for, sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products sits 86 of 488 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Retained pay in Nebraska is $65,069 after the full tax stack, from $84,400. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $71,998 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $91,140 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $84,400 |
| Top tenth earn over | $146,410 |
| This salary | $84,400 |
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 | $65,069 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,205 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,810 |
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 | $79,941 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,500 |
| 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 $84,400. The published range is $39,990 up to $146,410, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $65,069, from $84,400, 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 86 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 $71,998, the adjusted value of that $84,400 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 86 of 488 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products in Nebraska the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $39,990 to $146,410. 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 $65,069 from $84,400. 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 86 of 488 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $71,998 — the adjusted value of that $84,400 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 86 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $91,140 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $39,990 and the top tenth $146,410 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $71,998 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $65,069.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $91,140. 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 ($39,990) and the ninetieth ($146,410) 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 $71,998 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 $65,069 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.