Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,693
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$16,537
21.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,049
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
$76,230
Kept after tax
$59,693
Worth in national money
$66,049
State rank
37
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Nebraska. The middle earner gets $76,230. That is 37 of 46 states, and about 9.56% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Within Nebraska this is well-paid work. Of 488 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 120 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $76,230 you keep $59,693 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $66,049 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $75,740.
- For sociology teachers, postsecondary, Nebraska sits in the lower band at $76,230, ranking 37 of 46 and trailing the national median by about 9.56%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Ranked against every occupation Nebraska publishes a median for, sociology teachers, postsecondary sits 120 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 $59,693 after the full tax stack, from $76,230. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $66,049 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $75,740 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $57,690 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $95,200 |
| This salary | $76,230 |
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 | $59,693 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,458 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,776 |
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 | $72,300 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,453 |
| 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 $76,230. The published range is $57,690 up to $95,200, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Nebraska the take-home figure of $59,693, from $76,230, 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 120 of 488 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $66,049, the adjusted value of that $76,230 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 120 of 488 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for sociology teachers, postsecondary in Nebraska the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $57,690 to $95,200. 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 $59,693 from $76,230. 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 120 of 488 locally.
- This $66,049 adjusted figure, worked from $76,230, 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 120 of 488 in the state. The occupation ranks 120 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $57,690 and the top tenth $95,200, 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 $66,049 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $59,693 of this wage survives to your account.
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 46 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 ($57,690 to $95,200) 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 $66,049 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 $59,693 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 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.