Paycheck Calculator — Nebraska
Nebraska's top rate dropped to 4.55% for 2026 — the latest step in a phase-down scheduled to land at 3.99% by 2027 — applied above $24,760 of single-filer income, with 2.46% and 3.51% brackets underneath. The model estimates about $2,429 of Nebraska tax on a $60,000 single salary, slightly high because the Nebraska standard deduction is omitted.
2026 take-home pay estimate
Annual gross used: $85,000
Estimated take-home, per year
$65,060.87
- Net per year
- $65,061
- Take-home rate
- 76.5%
- Top federal rate
- 22%
- Paychecks / year
- 1
Annual deductions from gross
Estimate for the 2026 tax year using the federal standard deduction and published IRS/SSA rates. It does not model itemized deductions, tax credits, dependents, or local city taxes. Nebraska brackets are applied before the Nebraska standard deduction (omitted), so this estimate runs slightly high. Nebraska's top rate fell to 4.55% in 2026 and is scheduled to phase down to 3.99% by 2027. Not tax advice.
A top rate stepping down year by year
Single filers pay 2.46% on the first $4,130, 3.51% up to $24,760, and the new 4.55% top rate above that; married-jointly thresholds are $8,250 and $49,530. On a $60,000 single salary the model estimates about $2,429 of Nebraska income tax and roughly $47,961 of annual take-home — a 79.9% take-home rate after federal income tax and FICA. Under current law the top rate continues falling to 3.99% in 2027.
This is a 2026 estimate, not tax advice. The Nebraska standard deduction is omitted, so the state figure runs slightly high relative to a real Nebraska return.
Questions
- Is Nebraska's income tax going down?
- Yes. The top rate fell to 4.55% for 2026 and is scheduled to phase down to 3.99% by 2027 under current law, so the same salary should owe less Nebraska tax next year if the schedule holds.
- What are Nebraska's 2026 brackets?
- For single filers: 2.46% to $4,130, 3.51% to $24,760, and 4.55% above. Married couples filing jointly reach those same rates at $8,250 and $49,530. This estimate applies the brackets before the omitted Nebraska standard deduction and is not tax advice.