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Conservation Scientists salary in Nebraska

The median conservation scientists in Nebraska earns $76,400 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,896 a month.

10th percentile
$54,500
25th percentile
$63,130
Median percentile
$76,400
75th percentile
$94,500
90th percentile
$106,330

Based on 220 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,757 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,400
Federal income tax−$7,978
Social Security + Medicare−$5,845
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$3,820
Monthly take-home$4,896
Every two weeks$2,260

Does it go far here?

$84,792Median pay in Nebraska is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.1 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,072 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Nebraska

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$290,470
Family Medicine Physicians$228,590
General Internal Medicine Physicians$221,360
Chief Executives$214,680
Dentists, General$179,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$141,020
Financial Managers$140,360
Pharmacists$139,330

All conservation scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Nebraska