Slaughterers and Meat Packers in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,957
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$8,953
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,212
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
$48,910
Kept after tax
$39,957
Worth in national money
$44,212
State rank
3
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Nebraska pays slaughterers and meat packers a middle wage of $48,910, ranking 3 of 47 states and sitting about 21.88% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Nebraska reports figures for, this is number 307.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $48,910 the take-home is $39,957; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $44,212 would nationally. The average lands at $48,600, below the middle of the range.
- Nebraska's median for slaughterers and meat packers is $48,910, about 21.88% above the national figure and 3 of 47 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Nebraska's occupational distribution, slaughterers and meat packers sits at 307 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.
- Post-tax income for slaughterers and meat packers in Nebraska, on $48,910, is $39,957 — equivalent to $44,212 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 $48,600 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
Compare this career across states
Choose your filing status and local taxes, compare pay, and keep a shortlist.Compare wage and personal-pay outcomes by state, with selected resident local taxes and saved career choices.
Pay band: Slaughterers and Meat Packers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,590 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,910 |
| Top tenth earn over | $55,310 |
| This salary | $48,910 |
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 | $39,957 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,479 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,527 |
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 | $47,016 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,847 |
| 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 $48,910. The published range is $40,590 up to $55,310, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Nebraska's $39,957, worked from $48,910. 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 307 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $44,212 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 307.
- Reported values are medians; for slaughterers and meat packers in Nebraska the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $40,590 to $55,310. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Nebraska take-home of $39,957, on $48,910 for work ranking 307 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 307 of 488 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $44,212, worked from $48,910, 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 307 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $40,590 and the top tenth $55,310, so most people doing this work in Nebraska sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $44,212 in national terms.
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, $39,957 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 47 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($40,590 to $55,310) 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 $44,212 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 $39,957 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.