SOC 51-6021 · Omaha, NE-IA metro

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials Salary in Omaha, NE

The average salary for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in Omaha, Nebraska is $34,250 a year ($16.47 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,110: half of the 90 people in this job in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($34,640).

$34,250average per year

$16.47 / hourMedian $35,110Take-home ≈ $29,021

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  • $35KMedian
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  • $36K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

90people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials pay range in Omaha

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $35,840 or more. The middle half of pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in Omaha earn between $30,460 and $35,840.

  • $29K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $35KMedian
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median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,250$2,854$16.47
Median$35,110$2,926$16.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$30,460$2,538$14.64
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,840$2,987$17.23

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials pay in Omaha vs. Nebraska and the U.S.

Pressers, textile, garment, and related materials in Omaha earn 3% more than the Nebraska average ($33,190) and about the same as the U.S. average ($34,640). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $35,060.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Omaha$34,250$35,110$28,840$35,84090
Nebraska$33,190$33,300$28,080$35,880170
United States$34,640$35,060$27,180$43,05026,120

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary after taxes in Omaha

On the average salary of $34,250, a single filer in Omaha takes home about $29,021 a year, or $2,418 a month and $1,116 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

The Omaha, NE-IA metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in NE$29,021$2,418
Working in IA$29,010$2,418

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Omaha a good place for pressers, textile, garment, and related materials? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Omaha area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.9), so the average $34,250 buys what about $37,264 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Omaha ($49,660). A typical home costs $310,337, or 9.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary in nearby metro areas

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($45,890).

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Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials salary in Omaha: questions

How much do pressers, textile, garment, and related materials make an hour in Omaha?

$16.47 an hour on average, and $16.88 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level pressers, textile, garment, and related materials salary in Omaha?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $30,460, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the pressers, textile, garment, and related materials take-home pay in Omaha?

About $29,021 a year ($2,418 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,250.

Do pressers, textile, garment, and related materials earn more in Omaha than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($34,640).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-6021; area Omaha, NE-IA (36540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.07, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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