Retail Salespersons in Nebraska

The median retail salesperson in Nebraska earns $31,870 a year and keeps $27,199 of it — $2,267 a month.

Take-home pay, Nebraska

$27,199

from $31,870 gross · $1,046 every two weeks · 14.7% effective tax rate

Breakdown of $31,870 gross pay
Take-home$27,19985.3%
Federal income tax$1,6445.2%
Social Security & Medicare$2,4387.7%
Nebraska income tax$5891.8%
Gross pay$31,870100%

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$1,644$589$27,199
Married filing jointly$0$59$29,373
Head of household$772$589$28,071

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$39,560$33,96614%
2California$38,440$32,54615%
3Alaska$37,290$32,14314%
4District of Columbia$38,500$31,97117%
5Colorado$37,950$31,71116%
6Vermont$37,400$31,41516%
7Hawaii$37,790$31,36917%
8New Hampshire$36,200$31,26714%
9North Dakota$36,040$31,13814%
10New York$37,720$31,04818%
11New Jersey$36,520$30,96315%
12Connecticut$36,490$30,78316%
13Arizona$35,720$30,39115%
14Montana$36,270$30,37516%
15Maine$36,640$30,28717%
16Minnesota$36,370$30,27617%
17Massachusetts$36,610$29,98618%
18South Dakota$34,370$29,79613%
19Wyoming$34,310$29,74813%
20Nevada$34,190$29,65213%
21Florida$34,010$29,50713%
22Rhode Island$34,860$29,50015%
23Maryland$35,510$29,38917%
24Idaho$35,080$29,36116%
25Oregon$36,770$29,34420%
26Delaware$35,360$29,30617%
27Wisconsin$34,480$29,14915%
28Illinois$35,370$28,99418%
29Utah$33,900$28,85915%
30Michigan$34,640$28,79217%
31Virginia$34,240$28,53717%
32New Mexico$33,300$28,47214%
33Missouri$33,460$28,43015%
34Tennessee$31,950$27,85213%
35Nebraska$31,870$27,19915%
36Kansas$32,180$27,02716%
37Texas$30,800$26,92813%
38Ohio$30,800$26,86313%
39Iowa$31,360$26,83814%
40North Carolina$31,370$26,64315%
41Indiana$31,530$26,61416%
42South Carolina$30,690$26,52714%
43Pennsylvania$31,200$26,29116%
44Georgia$30,840$26,17015%
45Louisiana$29,490$25,37714%
46Oklahoma$29,660$25,15915%
47Arkansas$29,270$25,10314%
48Kentucky$29,650$25,08415%
49Alabama$30,040$25,08017%
50Mississippi$28,640$24,77913%
51West Virginia$28,950$24,74715%

Retail Salespersons in Nebraska: questions

What is the average retail salespersons salary in Nebraska?

The median is $31,870 a year, about $15.32 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 estimates. Median means half of retail salespersons in Nebraska earn more and half earn less.

What is the take-home pay on $31,870 in Nebraska?

About $27,199 a year — $2,267 a month, or $1,046 every two weeks — for a single filer in the 2026 tax year, after $1,644 federal income tax, $2,438 in Social Security and Medicare, and $589 Nebraska income tax.

Do retail salespersons earn more in Nebraska than elsewhere?

No. At $31,870, Nebraska pays $2,500 below the $34,370 median across all states, ranking 36 of 51 on gross pay. On take-home pay after tax it ranks 35.

Where do retail salespersons keep the most money?

Ranked by take-home rather than gross, the best-paying states for this occupation are Washington ($33,966), California ($32,546), Alaska ($32,143). 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 $31,870 in Nebraska?

14.7% 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 23.2%.


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