Tellers in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$31,794
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$6,346
16.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,179
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
$38,140
Kept after tax
$31,794
Worth in national money
$35,179
State rank
38
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska is among the lower-paying states for tellers. The middle earner takes $38,140, ranking 38 of 51 states — about 11.36% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Nebraska, this one sits low: 421 of 488 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $38,140 you keep $31,794 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $35,179 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $39,480, since top earners drag the number up.
- Nebraska ranks 38 of 51 for tellers, with a median of $38,140 — about 11.36% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Tellers occupies position 421 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.
- Retained pay in Nebraska is $31,794 after the full tax stack, from $38,140. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $35,179 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $39,480 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Tellers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,490 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $38,140 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,320 |
| This salary | $38,140 |
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 | $31,794 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $32,825 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,400 |
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 | $36,856 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,693 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $38,140 as a midpoint for Nebraska, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $33,490 and the ninetieth is $46,320 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Nebraska's $31,794, worked from $38,140. 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 421 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $35,179 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 421.
- The Nebraska median of $38,140 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $33,490 to $46,320. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Nebraska take-home of $31,794, on $38,140 for work ranking 421 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 421 of 488 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $35,179, worked from $38,140, 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 421 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $39,480, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $33,490 at the tenth percentile, $46,320 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 $35,179.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Nebraska then takes its own share, leaving $31,794.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Nebraska is $39,480. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($33,490 to $46,320) 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 $35,179 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 $31,794 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.