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Nebraska Income Tax Calculator

Estimate your 2026 combined federal and Nebraska income tax — Nebraska adds progressive state income tax on top of federal.

InputsTY-2026
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Federal + state tax17.0% effective
$17,016/yr
10% on $12,400$1,240
12% on $38,000$4,560
22% on $33,500$7,370
federal tax subtotal$13,170
NE state tax$3,846
taxable income
$83,900
marginal rate
22.0%
after tax
$82,984

A single filer earning Nebraska's median household income of $86,140 owes about $3,216 in Nebraska state income tax — an effective state rate of 3.73%. That is state tax only, on top of federal income tax and FICA.

Based on 2026 Nebraska rules and 2026 federal rules, with the standard deduction and no other adjustments. Median income is the 2024 Census figure.

Income tax in Nebraska

Nebraska's top rate is 4.55% for tax year 2026. The schedule prints as four brackets but behaves as three — the Department of Revenue's own 2026 estimated-tax booklet notes the third and fourth brackets sit at the same 4.55% rate. The 2026 standard deduction is $8,850 single / $17,700 married filing jointly; the personal exemption is a $176-per-person credit rather than a deduction, so it is not modeled here.

Nebraska income tax structure (2026)

Nebraska uses 3 progressive brackets on income above a $8,850 standard deduction (single). Single-filer brackets:

$0 – $4,1302.46%
$4,131 – $24,7603.51%
over $24,7614.55%

Married-filing-jointly thresholds differ (roughly double in most states). Each slice of income is taxed at its own rate — landing in a bracket does not tax your whole income at that rate.

Common questions

What are Nebraska's income tax brackets?
Nebraska uses three brackets for 2026: 2.46% on the first $4,130 of taxable income, rising to 4.55% above $24,760 for a single filer. Taxable income here is your pay after a $8,850 standard deduction ($17,700 joint). Joint filers get their own, wider thresholds.
What is the top income tax rate in Nebraska?
4.55%, and it begins at $24,760 of taxable income for a single filer — about $33,610 of gross pay, once the $8,850 Nebraska subtracts first is added back. Only income above that point is taxed at that rate; everything below it is taxed in the lower bands.
What is the tax bill on $86,140 in Nebraska?
A single filer on Nebraska's $86,140 median household income (2024 Census figure) owes roughly $3,216 to Nebraska — an effective state rate of 3.7% against a 4.55% marginal bracket — plus about $10,121 of federal income tax.
Does Nebraska have a standard deduction?
Yes — $8,850 for a single filer and $17,700 on a joint return, subtracted before Nebraska's 2.46%-to-4.55% schedule is applied. A single filer earning less than $8,850 therefore owes no Nebraska income tax at all, and at the state's $86,140 median income it saves about $403 of tax.

How we calculate this

Federal brackets per our income-tax methodology, plus Nebraska's 2026 state tax. Estimates only — not tax advice.

Nebraska Dept. of Revenue: 2026 Form 1040N-ES, '2026 Nebraska Estimated Income Tax Rate Schedule' and standard deduction →Tax Foundation: 2026 State Tax Changes Taking Effect January 1st (Nebraska top rate 5.2% -> 4.55%) →

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Estimates for general informational purposes only; not tax advice. Nebraska figures are simplified (credits, local taxes, and AGI adjustments vary) and should be verified with the state Department of Revenue. Nebraska's three-rate 2.46%–4.55% schedule is applied with the $8,850 standard deduction for a single filer — not itemized deductions or any Nebraska tax credit. It also excludes any local, county, or school-district tax your municipality may add.