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Materials Engineers salary in Nebraska

The median materials engineers in Nebraska earns $98,270 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,087 a month.

10th percentile
$57,030
25th percentile
$76,740
Median percentile
$98,270
75th percentile
$127,960
90th percentile
$135,400

Based on 160 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

$73,049 take-home a year
Gross pay$98,270
Federal income tax−$12,789
Social Security + Medicare−$7,518
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$4,914
Monthly take-home$6,087
Every two weeks$2,810

Does it go far here?

$109,064Median pay in Nebraska is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.1 vs 100).
18%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 materials engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Nebraska