SALARY · SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, KINDERGARTEN AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL · NEBRASKA

Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School salary in Nebraska

Before you accept an offer, it helps to know what typical pay looks like where the job actually sits. For special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school in Nebraska, BLS put the median at $62,420 a year. The percentiles below show what the lower and upper parts of the field looked like.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$62,420

Not published per hour at the median · That is $2,700 (4.1 percent) below the national median of $65,120 for this occupation.

$65,160Mean annual salary
Not publishedMean hourly wage
$1,900People employed in this job in Nebraska

Salary range

25th: $58,740Median: $62,42075th: $76,400
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$58,740
Median (50th percentile)$62,420
75th percentile$76,400
Mean$65,160

The middle half of workers earned from $58,740 to $76,400 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$50,374 a year
$4,198 a month
Federal tax $5,310 · FICA $4,775 · State tax $1,961
Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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