Take-home pay, computed in the open.
Take-home pay $2,271.52 per biweekly paycheck
per biweekly paycheck · single · Nebraska · 2026 tables
- Gross / check
- $2,884.62
- Taxes / check
- $613.09
- Net / year
- $59,060
- Effective rate
- 21.3%
The stub, line by line
| Line item | Each paycheck | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $2,884.62 | $75,000 |
| Federal income tax | −$295.00 | −$7,670 |
| Nebraska income tax | −$97.42 | −$2,533 |
| Social Security | −$178.85 | −$4,650 |
| Medicare | −$41.83 | −$1,088 |
| Take-home pay | $2,271.52 | $59,060 |
Nebraska levies no local (city or county) individual income taxes, so there are no municipal wage or earnings taxes to compute.
How Nebraska taxes a paycheck
Nebraska's top income tax rate drops to 4.55% for 2026 — down from 5.20% in 2025 under the LB 754 phase-down, which collapses the former third and fourth brackets into one top rate on the way to 3.99% in 2027.
The 2026 Nebraska standard deduction is $8,850 for a single filer and $17,700 for a married couple filing jointly.
Nebraska levies no local (city or county) individual income taxes, so there are no municipal wage or earnings taxes to compute.
2026 Nebraska brackets, single filer
| Taxable income | Rate |
|---|---|
| $0 – $4,130 | 2.46% |
| $4,130 – $24,760 | 3.51% |
| over $24,760 | 4.55% |
Common salaries, translated
Sources
- Nebraska DOR — 2026 Individual Estimated Income Tax Payment Vouchers (Form 1040N-ES booklet, 8-014-2025 Rev. 11-2025): 2026 Nebraska Estimated Income Tax Rate Schedule (all four statuses), standard deduction chart, and $176 personal exemption credit.
- Tax Foundation — State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2026 (Nebraska).
- Nebraska DOR — 2026 Circular EN, income tax withholding for wages paid on or after January 1, 2026 (8-429-1998 Rev. 11-2025).
- Nebraska DOR — 2025 Individual Income Tax and Amended Return Booklet (8-307-2025): 2025 standard deduction chart and Tax Calculation Schedule (top rate 5.20%).
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 77-2715.03 — Individual income tax brackets and rates (subsection (2)(c)(v) sets the TY2026 third and fourth bracket rate at 4.55%).
- Office of Governor Jim Pillen — 'Gov. Pillen's Historic Income Tax Cuts Effective in January' (LB 754 phase-down to 4.55% for 2026, 3.99% by 2027).
- IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — 2026 federal brackets and standard deduction
- SSA — 2026 Social Security wage base