Social Workers, All Other in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,884
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$16,636
21.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,261
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
$76,520
Kept after tax
$59,884
Worth in national money
$66,261
State rank
27
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Nebraska pays social workers, all other around $76,520 at the midpoint, 27 of 50 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Nebraska. It ranks 118 out of 488 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Nebraska is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $76,520 the take-home is $59,884; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $66,261 would nationally. The average comes to $77,720, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For social workers, all other the Nebraska median is $76,520, ranking 27 of 50 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Within Nebraska, social workers, all other ranks 118 of 488 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for social workers, all other in Nebraska, on $76,520, is $59,884 — equivalent to $66,261 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 $77,720 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Social Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $48,610 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,520 |
| Top tenth earn over | $105,680 |
| This salary | $76,520 |
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 | $59,884 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,662 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,777 |
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 | $72,571 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,455 |
| 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 $76,520. The published range is $48,610 up to $105,680, 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 $59,884, worked from $76,520. 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 118 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $66,261 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 118.
- Reported values are medians; for social workers, all other in Nebraska the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $48,610 to $105,680. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Nebraska take-home of $59,884, on $76,520 for work ranking 118 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 118 of 488 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $66,261, worked from $76,520, 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 118 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $48,610 and the top tenth $105,680 — 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 $66,261 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, $59,884 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($48,610) and the ninetieth ($105,680) 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 $66,261 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 $59,884 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.