Nebraska paycheck calculator

Take-home pay in Nebraska after federal and Nebraska income tax, Social Security, Medicare and your deductions, using the 2026 withholding rules.

State you live and work in

2026 rules for Nebraska.

Pay

I'm paid

Salary (per year, before taxes)

How often you're paid

Your Form W-4

Filing status

Children under 17

$2,200 each in Step 3, if your income is $200,000 or less ($400,000 married filing jointly).

Other dependents

$500 each in Step 3.

Pre-tax and after-tax deductions

401(k) or 403(b) contribution

Traditional (pre-tax). Put a Roth contribution under after-tax deductions.

Health insurance, HSA and FSA

Pre-tax premiums and contributions through payroll; they also lower Social Security and Medicare.

After-tax deductions

Roth 401(k), union dues, garnishments.

More Form W-4 options

Step 2: two jobs, or married and your spouse works

Only if you checked the box in Step 2(c) of your W-4.

Step 4(a): other income (per year)

Step 4(b): deductions (per year)

From the W-4's Deductions Worksheet: tips, overtime, car loan interest, the senior deduction, itemizing.

Step 4(c): extra withholding

Take-home pay per paycheck

$1,860.57

$48,374.76 a year from $59,999.94 gross, 26 paychecks.

Gross pay, each deduction and take-home pay, per paycheck and per year
Item	Per paycheck	Per year
Gross pay	$2,307.69	$59,999.94
Federal income tax	−$193.08	−$5,020.08
Social Security	−$143.08	−$3,720.00
Medicare	−$33.46	−$870.00
Nebraska income tax	−$77.50	−$2,015.10
Take-home pay	$1,860.57	$48,374.76

Taxes as a share of pay: 19.4%
Federal taxable wages (year): $59,999.94

Estimates for planning, not tax advice. Your employer's payroll may round differently, and your tax bill when you file can differ from what's withheld.

How Nebraska taxes your paycheck in 2026

Nebraska withholds income tax at rates from 2.26% to 4.60% for 2026. Withholding subtracts $2,440 for each allowance on Form W-4N, and the first $3,430 ($8,190 married) of what remains is not taxed. Traditional 401(k) contributions and pre-tax health premiums are not taxed, because Nebraska taxable wages equal federal taxable wages. There are no employee-paid state payroll taxes and no local income taxes.

Nebraska withholding rates, 2026: single or married filing separately
Taxable income	Rate
$0 to $3,430	0%
$3,430 to $6,710	2.26%
$6,710 to $21,810	3.22%
$21,810 to $31,610	4.21%
$31,610 to $40,130	4.35%
$40,130 to $75,370	4.48%
Over $75,370	4.6%

Nebraska withholding rates, 2026: married filing jointly
Taxable income	Rate
$0 to $8,190	0%
$8,190 to $13,010	2.26%
$13,010 to $32,400	3.22%
$32,400 to $50,400	4.21%
$50,400 to $62,530	4.35%
$62,530 to $82,920	4.48%
Over $82,920	4.6%

Nebraska withholding rates, 2026: head of household
Taxable income	Rate
$0 to $3,430	0%
$3,430 to $6,710	2.26%
$6,710 to $21,810	3.22%
$21,810 to $31,610	4.21%
$31,610 to $40,130	4.35%
$40,130 to $75,370	4.48%
Over $75,370	4.6%

Standard deduction: $0 single or married filing separately; $0 married filing jointly; $2,440 head of household.
Exemptions: $4,880 for you, $2,440 for a spouse, $2,440 per dependent.
A traditional 401(k) lowers your Nebraska taxable wages; pre-tax health premiums do.

City and county taxes

Nebraska cities and counties do not tax wages.

What this calculator simplifies

We assume Form W-4N claims allowances for a one-earner household: 2 if single (yourself plus "one job"), 3 if married (spouse not working), 3 for head of household, plus 1 per dependent. Two-earner couples are told to claim fewer, which withholds more.
Head of household uses the single table with an extra allowance, as W-4N does.
Nebraska's minimum-withholding rule is not applied: if the formula gives less than 1.5% of wages, employers must withhold at least 50% of what a single employee with 1 allowance (or married with 2) would have withheld. It only matters for people claiming many allowances.
The withholding tables top out at 4.60%; the 2026 income tax rates in Nebraska law differ slightly, so your year-end tax can differ a little. Nebraska's credits (for example the personal exemption credit on the return) are not reflected.

Sources

Nebraska Department of Revenue: 2026 Circular EN, Income Tax Withholding on Wages (percentage method, Table 7)
Nebraska Department of Revenue: Form W-4N, Nebraska Withholding Allowance Certificate
IRS Publication 15-T (2026) for federal withholding, and Publication 15 (2026) for Social Security and Medicare.

How every number is worked out is on the methodology page.