Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Nebraska

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Nebraska earns $42,910 a year and keeps $35,585 of it — $2,965 a month.

Take-home pay, Nebraska

$35,585

from $42,910 gross · $1,369 every two weeks · 17.1% effective tax rate

Breakdown of $42,910 gross pay
Take-home$35,58582.9%
Federal income tax$2,9696.9%
Social Security & Medicare$3,2837.7%
Nebraska income tax$1,0732.5%
Gross pay$42,910100%

Gross median from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates, May 2025 estimates (source file). Tax computed here from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 and Nebraska revenue department tables. Single filer, 2026 tax year, annual liability rather than paycheck withholding.

By filing status

Filing status changes the standard deduction and the bracket widths, so the same salary yields a different answer.

Filing statusFederal taxState taxTake-home
Single$2,969$1,073$35,585
Married filing jointly$1,071$446$38,110
Head of household$1,897$1,073$36,657

Every state, ranked by what you keep

Gross pay and take-home pay do not rank the same way. A state can pay less and still leave you with more.

#StateMedian salaryTake-homeTax rate
1Washington$46,190$39,29415%
2North Dakota$45,690$38,89215%
3Alaska$44,510$37,94415%
4Minnesota$46,280$37,70919%
5District of Columbia$45,740$37,35418%
6Colorado$45,370$37,34718%
7California$44,710$37,33316%
8Arizona$44,290$37,06216%
9Wisconsin$44,610$36,84217%
10Massachusetts$44,920$36,24719%
11New York$44,630$36,22719%
12Connecticut$43,640$36,20617%
13Iowa$43,490$36,12317%
14Montana$43,840$36,10218%
15Hawaii$44,120$36,02518%
16New Hampshire$42,110$36,01514%
17Nebraska$42,910$35,58517%
18Utah$42,370$35,28417%
19Kentucky$42,770$35,16618%
20Oregon$44,750$35,05822%
21Pennsylvania$42,480$35,00918%
22Maine$42,640$34,74519%
23Rhode Island$41,690$34,73117%
24Indiana$41,340$34,20717%
25Maryland$41,600$33,99318%
26Nevada$39,350$33,79814%
27Ohio$39,460$33,58315%
28South Dakota$38,980$33,50014%
29New Jersey$39,540$33,28416%
30Kansas$40,250$33,07518%
31Idaho$39,900$32,97817%
32Wyoming$38,330$32,97814%
33Vermont$39,390$32,94716%
34Illinois$40,550$32,89919%
35Florida$38,160$32,84214%
36Tennessee$38,160$32,84214%
37Missouri$39,080$32,68116%
38Virginia$39,380$32,37218%
39Texas$37,540$32,34314%
40Michigan$38,860$32,00318%
41Georgia$38,480$31,92717%
42South Carolina$37,530$31,88715%
43North Carolina$38,230$31,88117%
44New Mexico$37,230$31,46115%
45West Virginia$36,990$30,95316%
46Delaware$37,320$30,77218%
47Oklahoma$36,990$30,71917%
48Mississippi$36,400$30,70316%
49Arkansas$35,920$30,20016%
50Alabama$36,670$30,07618%
51Louisiana$35,340$29,90215%

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Nebraska: questions

What is the average laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salary in Nebraska?

The median is $42,910 a year, about $20.63 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 estimates. Median means half of laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Nebraska earn more and half earn less.

What is the take-home pay on $42,910 in Nebraska?

About $35,585 a year — $2,965 a month, or $1,369 every two weeks — for a single filer in the 2026 tax year, after $2,969 federal income tax, $3,283 in Social Security and Medicare, and $1,073 Nebraska income tax.

Do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand earn more in Nebraska than elsewhere?

Yes. At $42,910, Nebraska pays $2,360 above the $40,550 median across all states, ranking 17 of 51 on gross pay. On take-home pay after tax it ranks 17.

Where do laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand keep the most money?

Ranked by take-home rather than gross, the best-paying states for this occupation are Washington ($39,294), North Dakota ($38,892), Alaska ($37,944). Gross pay and take-home pay do not rank the same way, because state income tax varies from nothing to over 10%.

What is the effective tax rate on $42,910 in Nebraska?

17.1% of gross pay, combining federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax. The marginal rate — what you would pay on the next dollar earned — is 24.2%.


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