Urban and Regional Planners in Nebraska
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,772
after federal, FICA and Nebraska tax
Tax takes
$16,058
21.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$65,030
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
$74,830
Kept after tax
$58,772
Worth in national money
$65,030
State rank
40
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nebraska is among the lower-paying states for urban and regional planners. The middle earner takes $74,830, ranking 40 of 51 states — about 16.22% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Nebraska reports figures for, this is number 128.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $74,830 you keep $58,772 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $65,030 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $76,570, since top earners drag the number up.
- Nebraska ranks 40 of 51 for urban and regional planners, with a median of $74,830 — about 16.22% 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.
- In Nebraska's occupational distribution, urban and regional planners sits at 128 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.
- Retained pay in Nebraska is $58,772 after the full tax stack, from $74,830. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $65,030 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $76,570 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Urban and Regional Planners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $53,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $74,830 |
| Top tenth earn over | $99,820 |
| This salary | $74,830 |
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 | $58,772 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,473 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,770 |
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 | $70,990 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,445 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of urban and regional planners in Nebraska earn under $74,830 and half over. The published range runs $53,770 at the tenth percentile to $99,820 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Nebraska's $58,772, worked from $74,830. 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 128 of 488.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nebraska, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $65,030, the adjusted value of that $74,830 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 128 of 488 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for urban and regional planners in Nebraska, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $53,770 to $99,820; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Nebraska take-home of $58,772, on $74,830 for work ranking 128 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 128 of 488 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nebraska, so $65,030 — the adjusted value of that $74,830 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 128 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $53,770 at the bottom tenth to $99,820 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $65,030.
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 $58,772 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($53,770 to $99,820) 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 $65,030 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 $58,772 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.