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Omaha: $2,643/mo left

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Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical month
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  • Property tax 1.63%
  • Rent under 30% of pay
  • Real winters

From your Chicago paycheck, you'd keep +$217/mo versus Chicago.

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Left each month

$2,643

Versus Chicago

+$217/mo

+$2,604 a year

Local pay

$89,119

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$7,427
Tax$1,816
Rent$1,089
Other bills$1,879
Left$2,643

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$2,643 / mo left

Alabama: $2,168 left in a typical monthArizona: $2,126 left in a typical monthArkansas: $2,400 left in a typical monthCalifornia: $1,645 left in a typical monthColorado: $2,458 left in a typical monthConnecticut: $2,294 left in a typical monthDelaware: $1,980 left in a typical monthDistrict of Columbia: $2,913 left in a typical monthFlorida: $2,204 left in a typical monthGeorgia: $1,988 left in a typical monthIdaho: $2,056 left in a typical monthIllinois: $2,569 left in a typical monthIndiana: $2,407 left in a typical monthIowa: $2,838 left in a typical monthKansas: $2,391 left in a typical monthKentucky: $2,312 left in a typical monthLouisiana: $2,486 left in a typical monthMaine: $1,949 left in a typical monthMaryland: $2,359 left in a typical monthMassachusetts: $2,076 left in a typical monthMichigan: $2,360 left in a typical monthMinnesota: $2,600 left in a typical monthMississippi: $2,011 left in a typical monthMissouri: $2,581 left in a typical monthMontana: $2,222 left in a typical monthNebraska: $2,541 left in a typical monthNevada: $2,296 left in a typical monthNew Hampshire: $2,794 left in a typical monthNew Jersey: $1,864 left in a typical monthNew Mexico: $2,037 left in a typical monthNew York: $2,320 left in a typical monthNorth Carolina: $2,194 left in a typical monthNorth Dakota: $3,238 left in a typical monthOhio: $2,583 left in a typical monthOklahoma: $2,455 left in a typical monthOregon: $1,624 left in a typical monthPennsylvania: $2,380 left in a typical monthRhode Island: $2,094 left in a typical monthSouth Carolina: $2,108 left in a typical monthSouth Dakota: $2,780 left in a typical monthTennessee: $2,530 left in a typical monthTexas: $2,620 left in a typical monthUtah: $1,822 left in a typical monthVermont: $2,118 left in a typical monthVirginia: $2,326 left in a typical monthWashington: $2,473 left in a typical monthWest Virginia: $2,277 left in a typical monthWisconsin: $2,642 left in a typical monthWyoming: $2,849 left in a typical monthChicagoOmaha
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The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,816
  • Rent$1,089
  • Other living costs$1,879
  • Left over$2,643

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$89,119
Federal income tax
−$11,220
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,818
State income tax (NE)
−$3,755
Take-home pay
$67,326
Effective tax rate
24.5%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,089
Groceries
$368
Getting around
$545
Healthcare
$414
Utilities and internet
$230
Everything else
$322
Total spending
$2,968

Left over each month

$7,427 gross, minus $1,816 in tax and $2,968 in living costs.

$2,643

County by county

8 counties. Rent is what residents pay, not asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Omaha, NE
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Douglas CountyNE585k60%$1,162$1,203$245,800$79,08120 min
Sarpy CountyNE194k20%$1,284$1,286$287,600$101,40221 min
Pottawattamie CountyIA93k10%$970$982$183,600$71,44620 min
Cass CountyNE27k3%$987$933$247,200$88,25529 min
Saunders CountyNE23k2%$930$932$241,100$89,39526 min
Washington CountyNE21k2%$958$964$278,300$90,18823 min
Harrison CountyIA15k2%$854$888$165,300$77,02726 min
Mills CountyIA15k1%$888$965$228,700$87,81025 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,316 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,089.

Work from home
12.5% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
78.4% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is Census B08006_017E divided by all workers (ACS 2024 1-year, or ACS 2023 5-year when the 1-year table has no metro). Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

Best cities for remote workersMoving from Nebraska

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Federal jobs that pay relocation here

14 open postings marked relocation-eligible. Fetched October 10, 2026.

  • Interdisciplinary Engineer (Cost)

    Omaha Engineering Division, Cost & General Engineering Branch (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $71,846–$119,097 a year

    Omaha, NE · Omaha, NE · Closes October 21, 2026

  • IT Specialist (Data Management)

    Omaha Engineering Division - Cost & General Engineering Branch (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $107,501–$139,753 a year

    Omaha, NE · Omaha, NE · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Supervisory Credit Union Examiner

    Eastern, Southern, Western Regions (National Credit Union Administration) · $137,825–$216,387 a year

    Fort Lauderdale, FL · Chicago, IL · Boston, MA · +1 more · Miami, FL, Chicago, IL, Boston, MA +1 · Closes October 21, 2026

  • Civil Engineer

    Southwestern Division (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $125,776–$197,200 a year

    Little Rock AFB, AR · Corona, CA · El Monte, CA · +24 more · Little Rock, AR, Los Angeles, CA, Bakersfield, CA +16 · Closes October 22, 2026

  • Interdisciplinary

    Omaha District - Transportation Systems Mandatory Center of Expertise (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) · $106,437–$154,682 a year

    Air Force Academy, CO · Buckley AFB, CO · Colorado Springs, CO · +17 more · Colorado Springs, CO, Denver, CO, Davenport, IA +10 · Closes October 22, 2026

9 more on the full list.

All federal jobs that pay relocation

The place

216 sunny days. July high 87°F. January nights 17°F. 21 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
216 sunny days, 87°F in July, 17°F January nights
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
21 minutes each way
Size
980k people
Buying instead
Median home $248,100. About $1,819/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Nebraska income tax. Sales tax 7.0%, property tax 1.63%.

Fit

Money left over
69
Sun and mild weather
61
Being in a big city
56
Public school districts in Omaha

12 largest districts, NCES 2024-2025. This is districts, not every school. Students, school count, and pupils per teacher.

Public school districts in Omaha
DistrictCityStudentsSchoolsPupils / teacher
Omaha Public SchoolsOmaha52,52411216.7
Millard Public SchoolsOmaha23,2533615.3
Papillion La Vista Community SchoolsPapillion12,0692214.7
Elkhorn Public SchoolsElkhorn11,6532014.5
Bellevue Public SchoolsBellevue9,5022114.7
Council Bluffs Comm School DistrictCouncil Bluffs8,3471514.8
Gretna Public SchoolsGretna7,0131215.2
Westside Community SchoolsOmaha6,3301414.2
Bennington Public SchoolsBennington4,381814.1
Ralston Public SchoolsRalston3,491814.5
Lewis Central Comm School DistrictCouncil Bluffs3,143416.5
Blair Community SchoolsBlair2,184514.1

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Omaha calculated?

Omaha is in Nebraska, which taxes wage income. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent.

What does rent cost in Omaha?

About $1,089 for a one-bedroom and $1,297 for a two-bedroom in Omaha, NE.

How do I compare Omaha with another city?

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