Statisticians in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$64,463
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$19,017
22.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$71,328
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
$83,480
Kept after tax
$64,463
Worth in national money
$71,328
State rank
34
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for statisticians is on the low side in Nebraska. The middle earner gets $83,480. That is 34 of 45 states, and about 20.98% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Nebraska. It ranks 89 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 $83,480 the take-home is $64,463; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $71,328 would nationally. The average comes to $84,790, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For statisticians, Nebraska sits in the lower band at $83,480, ranking 34 of 45 and trailing the national median by about 20.98%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Nebraska, statisticians ranks 89 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 statisticians in Nebraska, on $83,480, is $64,463 — equivalent to $71,328 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 $84,790 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Statisticians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $40,890 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $83,480 |
| Top tenth earn over | $120,310 |
| This salary | $83,480 |
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 | $64,463 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $67,558 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,806 |
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 | $79,081 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,494 |
| 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 $83,480. The published range is $40,890 up to $120,310, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $64,463 take-home in Nebraska comes from $83,480. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 89 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $71,328 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 89.
- Reported values are medians; for statisticians in Nebraska the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $40,890 to $120,310. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $64,463, from $83,480, assumes a single Nebraska filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 89 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 34 of 45 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $71,328, worked from $83,480, 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 89 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $40,890, the highest tenth $120,310, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $71,328 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 $64,463 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 45 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($40,890) and the ninetieth ($120,310) 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 $71,328 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 $64,463 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.