Nebraska · BLS May 2025

How much do history teachers, postsecondary make in Nebraska?

History teachers, postsecondary in Nebraska earn a median of $57,150 a year, about $3,865 a month after federal, state and FICA tax. Figure from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey. The survey counted 190 of these jobs in Nebraska in May 2025.

Median pay · Nebraska

$57,150A year. BLS publishes no hourly wage for this occupation.
Take-home a month$3,865After federal, state and FICA tax at 18.9%
Worth at national prices$63,427Prices here sit at 90.1 against 100
Against the nation31.8% belowNational median $83,820
What history teachers, postsecondary earn in Nebraska, May 2025
PercentileAnnualHourly
10th percentile1 in 10 earn less$37,300Not published
25th percentile$37,300Not published
MedianHalf earn more, half less$57,150Not published
75th percentile$81,090Not published
90th percentile1 in 10 earn more$99,580Not published
MeanAll pay divided by all jobs$63,970Not published

Wage survey · BLS May 2025

How we got this
  1. Median wage in NebraskaBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of the people in this job were paid more than this, half less.$57,150
  2. Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$3,865 a month at an effective rate of 18.9%.$46,379 a year
  3. Worth at national average pricesPrices in Nebraska sit at 90.1 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$63,427
  4. Against the national medianThe national median is $83,820.31.8% below
  5. Jobs countedA concentration of 1.54 against the nation's 1.00.190
What we assumed
  • Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
  • OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
  • Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
  • BLS publishes only an annual wage for this occupation, because a standard 2,080-hour year would misdescribe it.
  • Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details

Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1

What lands in the bank

Tax year 2026 · Interactive

Estimated on the median salary of $57,150 in Nebraska, for a single filer taking the standard deduction in 2026. Explore other wage levels and filing statuses below.

$57,150
$35,000$100,000
Filing status:
Gross salary breakdown$57,150
Net 81%
Fed 8%
NE 3%
FICA 8%
Annual take-home$46,379After all taxes
Monthly deposit$3,865Estimated per month
Biweekly paycheck$1,784Every 2 weeks (26/yr)
Effective tax rate18.9%Total tax burden
Federal income tax$4,678 / yr
Nebraska state income tax$1,721 / yr
FICA (Social Security & Medicare)$4,372 / yr

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What $57,150 is worth in Nebraska

Prices in Nebraska sit at 90.1 against a national average of 100, so $57,150 earned here buys what $63,427 buys at national average prices.

  • Rents. 75.2 against 100, the component that moves most between states.
  • Against local households. The median household in Nebraska takes in $76,475, so this occupation's median is 0.75 times that, on one income.
  • How common the job is here. 54% more concentrated in Nebraska than in the country as a whole.

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Reading the numbers

What stands out for history teachers, postsecondary in Nebraska

Nebraska ranks 44 of 45 states by median pay for history teachers, postsecondary, among the lowest-paying in the country.

Rents in Nebraska index at 75.2 (U.S. = 100) while prices overall index at 90.1, a gap of -14.9 pts. For a renter, housing moves the local cost of living more than anything else.

Prices in Nebraska index at 90.1 (U.S. = 100), so the $57,150 median buys roughly what $63,427 would at national prices, $6,277 more.

The gap between the ends is wide: the 90th percentile ($99,580) is 2.7 times the 10th ($37,300). The survey does not say who sits where in that range. It records no experience, shift or employer.

Common questions

History Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Nebraska, answered

How much do history teachers, postsecondary make in Nebraska?

The median wage for history teachers, postsecondary in Nebraska is $57,150 a year.

Half earn more than that and half earn less. The figure comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage survey for May 2025.

What is the average History Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Nebraska?

BLS’s mean (average) wage for history teachers, postsecondary in Nebraska is $63,970 a year. The median is $57,150.

The mean sits higher when a smaller group of high earners pulls the average up. For a typical paycheck, the median is the better middle.

What is the starting salary for history teachers, postsecondary in Nebraska?

BLS does not publish starting pay. The closest figure it does publish is the low end of the range: in Nebraska, the lowest-paid 10% of history teachers, postsecondary earn under $37,300 a year and a quarter earn under $37,300.

New hires often start somewhere in that band, but the May 2025 survey does not record experience, so read it as a floor to compare an offer against rather than a typical first salary.

What is the salary range for history teachers, postsecondary in Nebraska?

The overall salary range for history teachers, postsecondary in Nebraska spans from $37,300 for the bottom 10% to $99,580 for top earners.

The middle 50% earn between $37,300 and $81,090 a year, with the overall median at $57,150.

What is the take-home pay for history teachers, postsecondary in Nebraska?

On the median wage of $57,150, a single filer taking the 2026 standard deduction keeps an estimated $46,379 a year, or roughly $3,865 a month.

That is after federal, state and FICA tax, an effective rate of 18.9%.

Nebraska takes $1,721 of it in state income tax.

How much does history teachers, postsecondary make a month in Nebraska?

On the median annual salary of $57,150, estimated take-home pay is roughly $3,865 a month after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

For workers paid on a standard biweekly schedule (26 pay periods per year), each paycheck is approximately $1,784 net.

Do history teachers, postsecondary earn more in Nebraska than in the rest of the country?

No. The median in Nebraska is 31.8% below the national median of $83,820.

Nominal pay is only half the comparison: prices in Nebraska sit at 90.1 against a national 100, so the gap in what the money buys is different from the gap in the salary.

Is $57,150 a good salary in Nebraska?

It is 0.75 times the median household income of $76,475. A household often has more than one earner, so a single salary at this level goes further than the ratio alone suggests.

Prices in Nebraska run at 90.1 against a national average of 100, with rents at 75.2, so $57,150 here buys about what $63,427 buys at national average prices.

What do the highest-paid history teachers, postsecondary earn in Nebraska?

The top tenth earn $99,580 a year or more. The 10th-percentile wage is $37,300.

Experience, specialty, employer and the part of Nebraska someone works in all move a wage inside that range; the survey reports the spread, not the reason for it.

How many history teachers, postsecondary are there in Nebraska?

The survey counted 190 of these jobs in Nebraska for May 2025.

That makes the occupation 54% more concentrated here than in the country as a whole. It counts wage and salary jobs, so the self-employed are outside it.

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