Prices, pay, taxes, homes and family budgets, county by county, from the same official data the site's calculators use.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis measures price levels in every state against a national average of 100. Nebraska scores 90.1 overall, so a $75,000 salary at average US prices buys what $67,577 buys here. Compare any salary with another state.
| Price level | Nebraska (US = 100) | Rank, most expensive first |
|---|---|---|
| Everything | 90.1 | 41st of 51 |
| Rents | 75.2 | 35th of 51 |
| Goods | 94.1 | — |
| Other services | 93.0 | — |
Home electricity averaged 11.53 cents a kilowatt-hour in 2024, against 17.06 across all states. A gallon of regular gas cost $3.96 at the end of August 2026, against $4.12.
Across all 1,024,370 jobs the Bureau of Labor Statistics counts in Nebraska, the median pay is $48,980 a year, or $23.55 an hour; that ranks 29th of the 50 states and DC. One worker in ten earns less than $30,120 and one in ten more than $103,110.
Nebraska taxes wages in brackets, with a top rate of 4.55%. The brackets in Nebraska. A single filer on the median $48,980, with no retirement or health deductions, takes home about $39,608 a year, or $1,523 every two weeks, after $3,698 of federal income tax, $3,747 of Social Security and Medicare and $1,928 of state income tax. Work out your own paycheck in Nebraska.
The five occupations employing the most people, with their median annual pay:
| Occupation | Jobs | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 30,060 | $29,000 |
| Registered Nurses | 24,720 | $84,730 |
| General and Operations Managers | 24,030 | $85,090 |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers | 23,160 | $58,390 |
| Retail Salespersons | 22,780 | $31,870 |
Of the 20 largest occupations, the best paid are general and operations managers ($85,090), registered nurses ($84,730), accountants and auditors ($72,080). See what common jobs pay in every state.
Across the 89 Nebraska counties with their own Zillow home value, the median typical home is worth $219,812, and across the 15 with their own rent figure the median typical rent is $1,296 a month. A typical home costs 2.57 years of the county's median family income, at the median county.
With 10% down at 7.03%, the average 30-year rate on September 24, 2026, that home costs about $1,787 a month with tax, insurance and mortgage insurance, which takes $76,584 a year of income under the usual 28% guideline. The median family can afford its own county's typical home in 67.4% of Nebraska's counties, against 44.9% of counties nationally. Try it with your own income.
At the median county, home values changed +4.1% over the past year and +28.1% over five years, and rents +2.4% over the past year.
The most expensive Nebraska counties are Washington County ($402,004), Banner County ($395,744) and McPherson County ($374,595); the least expensive are Richardson County ($114,401), Furnas County ($118,146) and Nuckolls County ($118,608).
The Economic Policy Institute prices what a modest but adequate standard of living costs in every county: housing, food, transport, healthcare, childcare, other necessities and taxes. In the median Nebraska county, that comes to $45,478 a year for one adult and $101,210 for two adults and two children, of which $14,144 is childcare. The national averages are $47,367 and $101,771. Median family income in the median county is $83,233.
| Two adults, two children | Per year, median county | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Housing | $10,884 | $907 |
| Food | $11,449 | $954 |
| Transportation | $21,405 | $1,784 |
| Healthcare | $21,532 | $1,794 |
| Childcare | $14,144 | $1,179 |
| Other necessities | $6,954 | $580 |
| Taxes | $13,763 | $1,147 |
Each line is its own median across counties, so the lines do not add up exactly to the total.
The Department of Education's College Scorecard lists 40 colleges in Nebraska, 16 of them public. The median public college reports a cost of attendance of $19,998 a year, covering tuition, housing, books and other expenses. Ten years after enrolling, the median school's former students earn $48,110. Compare degrees and schools.
| Adams County | $217,789 | +3.3% | $1,253 | $84,664 | $94,959 |
| Antelope County | $221,976 | +5.3% | — | $77,284 | $100,423 |
| Arthur County | — | — | — | $97,500 | $106,068 |
| Banner County | $395,744 | +5.4% | — | $81,750 | $106,556 |
| Blaine County | — | — | — | $60,833 | $103,573 |
| Boone County | $298,170 | +4.1% | — | $87,250 | $99,971 |
| Box Butte County | $178,659 | +3.0% | — | $83,996 | $101,266 |
| Boyd County | $136,480 | −9.1% | — | $87,500 | $101,930 |
| Brown County | $154,281 | +2.5% | — | $67,250 | $105,419 |
| Buffalo County | $307,959 | +6.6% | $1,467 | $96,969 | $98,558 |
| Burt County | $195,245 | +5.3% | — | $79,662 | $97,522 |
| Butler County | $246,087 | +8.2% | — | $101,645 | $100,260 |
| Cass County | $315,530 | +5.1% | $1,327 | $106,783 | $113,809 |
| Cedar County | $241,467 | +10.7% | — | $95,508 | $101,106 |
| Chase County | $221,450 | +8.2% | — | $78,902 | $104,276 |
| Cherry County | $227,304 | −7.5% | — | $77,554 | $103,172 |
| Cheyenne County | $174,806 | +6.6% | $700 | $78,421 | $103,469 |
| Clay County | $185,874 | +7.1% | — | $89,122 | $100,230 |
| Colfax County | $232,112 | +3.3% | — | $80,480 | $100,497 |
| Cuming County | $274,425 | +8.8% | — | $88,438 | $99,280 |
| Custer County | $179,855 | +9.8% | — | $81,463 | $98,391 |
| Dakota County | $247,321 | +6.0% | — | $86,367 | $111,137 |
| Dawes County | $190,893 | +5.6% | — | $75,590 | $101,143 |
| Dawson County | $204,932 | +0.2% | — | $77,219 | $96,860 |
| Deuel County | $173,435 | +8.9% | — | $76,250 | $105,322 |
| Dixon County | $201,615 | +8.9% | — | $91,842 | $101,472 |
| Dodge County | $248,810 | +4.7% | $1,209 | $90,257 | $95,149 |
| Douglas County | $298,811 | +1.6% | $1,421 | $105,835 | $114,384 |
| Dundy County | $163,583 | −7.1% | — | $90,052 | $102,725 |
| Fillmore County | $183,357 | +8.3% | — | $99,844 | $97,787 |
| Franklin County | $150,898 | +9.2% | — | $77,026 | $100,859 |
| Frontier County | $175,715 | +6.3% | — | $81,328 | $104,284 |
| Furnas County | $118,146 | −5.3% | — | $76,098 | $99,221 |
| Gage County | $204,612 | +1.5% | — | $88,175 | $95,438 |
| Garden County | $183,474 | −0.9% | — | $67,500 | $105,295 |
| Garfield County | $238,963 | +2.8% | — | $82,542 | $99,649 |
| Gosper County | $325,136 | −1.2% | — | $87,292 | $100,672 |
| Grant County | — | — | — | $90,069 | $106,808 |
| Greeley County | $224,637 | +6.4% | — | $84,402 | $101,527 |
| Hall County | $260,997 | +0.5% | $1,296 | $82,474 | $106,290 |
| Hamilton County | $306,555 | +7.6% | — | $102,593 | $99,049 |
| Harlan County | $166,899 | +7.1% | — | $93,750 | $102,821 |
| Hayes County | $298,111 | −0.4% | — | $82,614 | $107,855 |
| Hitchcock County | $155,534 | +4.7% | — | $68,958 | $105,599 |
| Holt County | $184,414 | +5.2% | — | $80,952 | $99,985 |
| Hooker County | $143,210 | +11.6% | — | $102,692 | $103,749 |
| Howard County | $286,314 | +4.9% | — | $90,463 | $109,168 |
| Jefferson County | $142,702 | −1.0% | — | $78,295 | $97,038 |
| Johnson County | $219,812 | +2.5% | — | $76,452 | $97,049 |
| Kearney County | $257,547 | +6.5% | — | $98,828 | $101,911 |
| Keith County | $248,558 | +7.7% | — | $77,823 | $102,564 |
| Keya Paha County | $292,324 | −1.8% | — | $70,250 | $103,330 |
| Kimball County | $170,701 | +5.1% | — | $71,111 | $103,458 |
| Knox County | $214,046 | +5.6% | — | $83,233 | $100,514 |
| Lancaster County | $303,767 | +3.3% | $1,336 | $98,694 | $111,941 |
| Lincoln County | $228,802 | +7.1% | $1,106 | $82,305 | $99,775 |
| Logan County | $178,181 | +2.4% | — | $84,583 | $105,819 |
| Loup County | — | — | — | $77,708 | $101,158 |
| Madison County | $260,711 | +4.5% | $1,266 | $85,143 | $95,746 |
| McPherson County | $374,595 | +2.7% | — | $71,250 | $105,678 |
| Merrick County | $230,228 | +4.4% | — | $83,087 | $105,970 |
| Morrill County | $159,795 | +1.8% | — | $82,750 | $103,239 |
| Nance County | $167,152 | +2.7% | — | $81,131 | $99,378 |
| Nemaha County | $182,999 | +5.5% | — | $81,006 | $101,210 |
| Nuckolls County | $118,608 | +3.5% | — | $84,840 | $98,988 |
| Otoe County | $245,407 | +4.5% | — | $106,490 | $100,328 |
| Pawnee County | $163,939 | 0.0% | — | $72,386 | $98,189 |
| Perkins County | $227,354 | −1.2% | — | $85,200 | $104,869 |
| Phelps County | $222,198 | +3.5% | — | $91,205 | $99,448 |
| Pierce County | $251,472 | +2.7% | — | $85,417 | $99,613 |
| Platte County | $281,370 | +2.8% | $1,458 | $92,663 | $97,961 |
| Polk County | $220,147 | +0.6% | — | $92,736 | $101,588 |
| Red Willow County | $176,320 | +1.1% | — | $89,079 | $100,357 |
| Richardson County | $114,401 | +3.4% | — | $79,459 | $97,428 |
| Rock County | $141,257 | +0.9% | — | $72,250 | $101,156 |
| Saline County | $211,311 | +2.0% | — | $88,933 | $99,158 |
| Sarpy County | $360,294 | +2.3% | $1,456 | $119,932 | $119,355 |
| Saunders County | $363,046 | +5.8% | — | $109,378 | $108,763 |
| Scotts Bluff County | $198,905 | +4.3% | $883 | $82,514 | $100,159 |
| Seward County | $320,563 | +8.6% | $981 | $105,659 | $107,973 |
| Sheridan County | $143,452 | +0.2% | — | $69,948 | $103,309 |
| Sherman County | $196,873 | +3.2% | — | $70,156 | $102,179 |
| Sioux County | $326,075 | +9.6% | — | $77,000 | $105,243 |
| Stanton County | $271,487 | +7.8% | — | $93,103 | $103,443 |
| Thayer County | $154,865 | +4.4% | — | $81,304 | $97,889 |
| Thomas County | $185,970 | −6.0% | — | $84,375 | $108,477 |
| Thurston County | $173,833 | +10.5% | — | $70,761 | $94,283 |
| Valley County | $189,284 | +2.8% | — | $84,125 | $99,125 |
| Washington County | $402,004 | +2.1% | — | $118,017 | $107,595 |
| Wayne County | $255,765 | +6.6% | $1,305 | $82,887 | $98,000 |
| Webster County | $137,667 | −1.3% | — | $78,200 | $99,576 |
| Wheeler County | $243,079 | −1.3% | — | $77,500 | $103,215 |
| York County | $232,454 | +2.3% | — | $88,455 | $97,192 |
A dash means the source publishes no figure for that county. Home values and rents are Zillow's own county figures only; counties Zillow does not cover are left blank rather than filled with a state average.
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