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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Omaha, NE

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Omaha, NE-IA earns $64,230 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,215 a month.

10th percentile
$45,330
25th percentile
$50,490
Median percentile
$64,230
75th percentile
$76,760
90th percentile
$92,480

Based on 1,010 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

$50,577 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,230
Federal income tax−$5,528
Social Security + Medicare−$4,914
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$3,212
Monthly take-home$4,215
Every two weeks$1,945

Does it go far here?

$69,883Median pay in Omaha, NE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
28%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 paralegals and legal assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Nebraska