United States · Nebraska · Updated for 2026
Nebraska paycheck calculator 2026
On Nebraska’s median pay of $48,980 in 2026, a single filer in Nebraska takes home $40,186.38 a year ($1,545.63 every two weeks), after $3,697.60 federal income tax, $3,746.97 Social Security and Medicare, and $1,349.05 of Nebraska tax.
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Take-home pay, 2026 · Nebraska · single · paid every two weeks
$1,545.63 a paycheck
$40,186.38 a year · $3,348.87 a month · $19.32 an hour
| Per paycheck | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $1,883.85 | $48,980.00 |
| Federal income tax | −$142.22 | −$3,697.60 |
| Social Security | −$116.80 | −$3,036.76 |
| Medicare | −$27.32 | −$710.21 |
| Nebraska income tax | −$51.89 | −$1,349.05 |
| Take-home pay | $1,545.63 | $40,186.38 |
An estimate of the year’s tax divided evenly across your 26 paychecks, not your employer’s exact withholding table. An hour assumes 40 hours a week for 52 weeks.
Estimate your 2026 tax refund on this pay, with the new deductions for tips and overtime.
Federal income tax
Taxable income: $48,980 of pay after pre-tax deductions, less the $16,100 standard deduction for single = $32,880.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 10% bracket | $12,400 | $1,240.00 |
| 12% bracket | $20,480 | $2,457.60 |
| Federal income tax for the year | $3,697.60 |
Social Security and Medicare
- Social Security: 6.2% = $3,036.76 a year.
- Medicare: 1.45% of all pay = $710.21 a year.
Nebraska tax
Nebraska taxes $48,980 of your pay, less the $8,850 standard deduction: $40,130 of taxable income.
| Income in bracket | Tax | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.46% bracket | $4,130 | $101.60 |
| 3.51% bracket | $20,630 | $724.11 |
| 4.55% bracket | $15,370 | $699.34 |
| Personal exemption credit | −$176.00 |
Nebraska income tax: $1,349.05 a year.
Your tax rates
- Effective rate: 18.0%. That share of your pay goes in federal, state and payroll taxes.
- Marginal rate: 24.2%. Of your next dollar of pay, about 24 cents goes in tax, so you keep about 76 cents.
What are Nebraska’s income tax rates for 2026?
Nebraska taxes your pay after its standard deduction ($8,850 single, $17,700 married filing jointly, $12,950 head of household) at 2.46%, 3.51% and 4.55%, in brackets that are wider for a joint return and for head of household. Then a personal exemption credit of $176 for each person on the return comes off the tax.
| Rate | Single | Married filing jointly | Head of household |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.46% | from $0 | from $0 | from $0 |
| 3.51% | over $4,130 | over $8,250 | over $7,700 |
| 4.55% | over $24,760 | over $49,530 | over $39,620 |
How much tax do I pay on $48,980 in Nebraska?
$48,980 is the median yearly pay for all jobs in Nebraska (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). A single filer paid every two weeks, with nothing taken before tax:
| Year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $48,980.00 | $1,883.85 |
| Federal income tax | $3,697.60 | $142.22 |
| Social Security | $3,036.76 | $116.80 |
| Medicare | $710.21 | $27.32 |
| Nebraska income tax | $1,349.05 | $51.89 |
| Take-home pay | $40,186.38 | $1,545.63 |
Effective rate: 18.0% of pay in tax. Of the next dollar, about 24 cents goes in tax. Open this example in the paycheck calculator.
What is different about paychecks in Nebraska?
Nebraska’s law has four brackets, but in 2026 the top two have the same 4.55% rate, so they are shown here as one. A single filer pays 4.55% on taxable income over $24,760.
The personal exemption credit is $176 for you and $176 more for a spouse on a joint return. It can wipe out the tax at low pay but is never paid back as cash.
Nebraska’s law cuts the top rate step by step, so it will be lower again in 2027. The brackets, the standard deduction and the credit rise with inflation each year.
Nebraska cities and counties do not tax wages, so the state tax is the only one on your paycheck besides federal tax, Social Security and Medicare.
How does Nebraska compare with Kansas and Iowa?
The same $48,980 salary, single, paid every two weeks:
| State tax and contributions a year | Take-home a year | Per paycheck | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | $1,349.05 | $40,186.38 | $1,545.63 |
| Kansas | $1,933.40 | $39,602.03 | $1,523.16 |
| Iowa | $1,209.44 | $40,325.99 | $1,551.00 |
You take home $584.35 a year more in Nebraska than in Kansas.
You take home $139.61 a year less in Nebraska than in Iowa.
What does this calculator leave out in Nebraska?
- Credits for dependents, the extra standard deduction at 65 or for the blind, and itemized deductions.
- The Nebraska earned income credit and the child care credits.
- The Social Security and military retirement exclusions.
- Dependents, and credits such as the child tax credit.
- One job for the whole calendar year, with the same pay every paycheck, no bonus and no overtime.
- A married couple filing jointly is one earner: the whole household income is this pay.
- The year’s tax is divided evenly across your paychecks. Your employer withholds from each paycheck using your W-4 and the IRS tables, so a paycheck can differ a little.
The full list is on the sources page, and the method on how we calculate.
Which other states can I check?
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- South Dakota no income tax
- Tennessee no income tax
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- Washington no income tax
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- Wyoming no income tax
Every state on one page: the US paycheck calculator. How the taxes work: US paycheck guides.
Pay by job: the highest paying jobs in Nebraska after tax, and 830 jobs with their pay in every state. Your federal refund for 2026, with the new deductions: the tax refund calculator.
On an hourly wage? The Nebraska minimum wage, with full-time pay and take-home pay.
Questions about paychecks in Nebraska
How much is taken out of a paycheck in Nebraska?
On $48,980 a year, single, paid every two weeks: $142.22 federal income tax, $144.11 Social Security and Medicare and $51.89 for Nebraska (income tax) a paycheck, leaving $1,545.63.
What is the take-home pay on $100,000 in Nebraska?
$75,509.54 a year, or $2,904.21 every two weeks, for a single filer with nothing taken before tax.
Is Nebraska state tax taken out of every paycheck?
Yes. Employers in Nebraska withhold state income tax from each paycheck along with federal tax. This calculator spreads the year’s tax evenly across your paychecks, so a single paycheck can differ a little.
What are Nebraska’s income tax rates in 2026?
2.46%, 3.51% and 4.55%, after the $8,850 standard deduction for a single filer, less a $176 credit for each person on the return.
Does Nebraska tax military pay?
Yes. Nebraska taxes the pay of a resident in the uniformed services wherever it is earned. Military retirement pay is not taxed.