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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Nebraska

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Nebraska earns $63,250 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,153 a month.

10th percentile
$44,230
25th percentile
$49,390
Median percentile
$63,250
75th percentile
$73,940
90th percentile
$86,990

Based on 1,630 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

$49,839 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,250
Federal income tax−$5,410
Social Security + Medicare−$4,839
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$3,163
Monthly take-home$4,153
Every two weeks$1,917

Does it go far here?

$70,197Median pay in Nebraska is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.1 vs 100).
26%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 paralegals and legal assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Nebraska