Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,626
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$5,654
16.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,781
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
$35,280
Kept after tax
$29,626
Worth in national money
$32,781
State rank
30
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska sits in the middle of the pack for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs. The median is $35,280, ranking 30 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Nebraska, this one sits low: 449 of 488 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $35,280 the take-home is $29,626; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $32,781 would nationally. The average comes to $35,560, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nebraska occupies the middle band for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs: a median of $35,280, ranking 30 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs occupies position 449 of 488 in Nebraska's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs in Nebraska, on $35,280, is $29,626 — equivalent to $32,781 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 $35,560 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,280 |
| Top tenth earn over | $44,000 |
| This salary | $35,280 |
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 | $29,626 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,527 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,366 |
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 | $34,158 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,652 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of shuttle drivers and chauffeurs in Nebraska earn under $35,280 and half over. The published range runs $28,080 at the tenth percentile to $44,000 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $29,626, from $35,280, 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 449 of 488 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $32,781, the adjusted value of that $35,280 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 449 of 488 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs in Nebraska, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $28,080 to $44,000; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Nebraska is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $29,626 from $35,280. 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 449 of 488 locally.
- This $32,781 adjusted figure, worked from $35,280, 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 449 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 449 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $28,080 at the tenth percentile, $44,000 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $32,781.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Nebraska adds its own income tax on top — which is why $29,626 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($28,080 to $44,000) 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 $32,781 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 $29,626 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.