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Dental Assistants salary in Omaha, NE

The median dental assistants in Omaha, NE-IA earns $48,020 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,197 a month.

10th percentile
$39,720
25th percentile
$45,380
Median percentile
$48,020
75th percentile
$50,660
90th percentile
$59,570

Based on 1,150 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

$38,363 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,020
Federal income tax−$3,582
Social Security + Medicare−$3,674
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$2,401
Monthly take-home$3,197
Every two weeks$1,476

Does it go far here?

$52,246Median pay in Omaha, NE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,192 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Omaha, NE

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$290,460
Chief Executives$228,220
General Internal Medicine Physicians$185,110
Architectural and Engineering Managers$148,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$145,500
Pharmacists$141,830
Financial Managers$140,390
Physician Assistants$134,130

All dental assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Nebraska