Nebraska paycheck calculator for 2026
Type your pay before tax and how often it lands. See what federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and Nebraska take, and what's left, per paycheck and for the year.
Checked October 27, 2026
Nebraska taxes wages at 2.46% to 4.55%. On $60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks, take-home in Nebraska comes to about $1,867 a paycheck, after $71 of Nebraska income tax. The calculator below works it out for your pay.
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Take-home pay
$2,013per paycheck
| Line | Per paycheck | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,500 | $65,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$216 | −$5,620 |
| Social Security (6.2%) | −$155 | −$4,030 |
| Medicare (1.45%) | −$36 | −$943 |
| Nebraska income tax | −$80 | −$2,078 |
| Take-home | $2,013 | $52,330 |
An estimate for 2026: the year's income tax spread evenly over your paychecks, using the standard deduction. Your employer uses the IRS withholding tables and your W-4, so a real paycheck can be a little different. Credits (like the child tax credit), other income and local taxes aren't included.
How Nebraska taxes a paycheck
- Nebraska's 2026 rates are 2.46, 3.51 and 4.55 percent. The top rate was 5.2 percent in 2025.
- The standard deduction is $8,850 for single filers, $12,950 for heads of household and $17,700 for joint filers.
- Instead of an exemption, Nebraska gives a $176 credit off the tax for each person on the return, so $352 for a married couple filing jointly.
- The Nebraska return starts from federal adjusted gross income, so pre-tax 401(k) deferrals and health insurance premiums paid through work are left out.
Nebraska has 3 tax brackets, from 2.46% up to 4.55%. A single filer gets a standard deduction of $8,850. There is also a credit of $176 off the tax. Traditional 401(k) contributions come out of Nebraska taxable pay.
| Rate | Taxable income, single |
|---|---|
| 2.46% | $0 to $4,130 |
| 3.51% | $4,130 to $24,760 |
| 4.55% | $24,760 and up |
| Rate | Taxable income, married filing jointly |
|---|---|
| 2.46% | $0 to $8,250 |
| 3.51% | $8,250 to $49,530 |
| 4.55% | $49,530 and up |
What else comes out of a Nebraska paycheck
Beyond federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and Nebraska income tax, the calculator takes nothing else out of a Nebraska paycheck, other than what you choose, like a 401(k) or health insurance.
How often Nebraska employers pay
Nebraska's Wage Payment and Collection Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-1230) says an employer pays wages on regular days it designates, or that it agrees on with the worker. It must give 30 days' written notice before changing those paydays. The law doesn't name how often.
More about Nebraska pay
Nebraska's top rate was 5.2% in 2025 and is 4.55% in 2026. Nebraska also gives a credit of $176 per person off the tax, in place of an exemption.
A worked example
$60,000 a year, single, paid every two weeks (26 paychecks of $2,307.69), with nothing taken out before tax:
| Line | Per paycheck | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Pay before tax | $2,308 | $60,000 |
| Federal income tax | $193 | $5,020 |
| Social Security | $143 | $3,720 |
| Medicare | $33 | $870 |
| Nebraska income tax | $71 | $1,850 |
| Take-home | $1,867 | $48,540 |
Other states
50 other states are in the paycheck tax calculator.
Questions people ask
How much is $60,000 a year after taxes in Nebraska?
About $48,540 a year, or $1,867 a paycheck paid every two weeks, for a single filer with no 401(k) or health insurance through work. Federal income tax is $5,020, Social Security $3,720, Medicare $870, and Nebraska income tax $1,850.
Does Nebraska have a state income tax?
Yes. Nebraska taxes wages at 2.46% to 4.55%.
Does a 401(k) lower Nebraska income tax?
Yes. Nebraska leaves traditional 401(k) contributions out of taxable wages, like the federal tax does. Putting $3,600 a year in (6% of $60,000) lowers Nebraska tax by about $164.
Does Nebraska give a credit instead of an exemption?
Yes. Nebraska takes $176 off the tax for each person on the return, so $352 for a married couple filing jointly. The calculator applies it.
Can my Nebraska employer change my payday?
Only with 30 days' written notice to you before the regular payday is altered.
Sources
10 sources · read October 27, 2026
Every number on this page comes from revenue.nebraska.gov, nebraskalegislature.gov and irs.gov. If a source has changed since, the source is right.
- 1Nebraska Department of Revenue: Tax rate chronologies, individual income tax (2026 rates and brackets)revenue.nebraska.gov
- 2Nebraska Department of Revenue: 2026 Individual Estimated Income Tax Payment Vouchers (2026 standard deduction and credit)revenue.nebraska.gov
- 3Nebraska Department of Revenue: 2026 Nebraska Tax Table (draft)revenue.nebraska.gov
- 4Nebraska Revised Statutes 48-1230, wage paymentnebraskalegislature.gov
- 5IRS: Rev. Proc. 2025-32 (2026 tax brackets and standard deduction)irs.gov
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- 6IRS: Topic 751, Social Security and Medicare withholding rates (2026 wage base $184,500)irs.gov
- 7IRS: Topic 560, Additional Medicare Taxirs.gov
- 8IRS: Topic 424, 401(k) plans (deferrals still owe Social Security and Medicare)irs.gov
- 9IRS: Publication 15-B, Table 2-1 (health benefits through work are exempt)irs.gov
- 10IRS: Publication 15-T, Table 3 (pay periods per year)irs.gov
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