Struggling to keep up with payroll and HR in Nebraska? From local ordinances to statewide labor laws, we’ll help you save time and focus on growing your business.
Payroll services in Nebraska
How Paylocity helps Nebraska employers
Payroll that gets it done
- Seamless automation: Eliminate repetitive tasks with automated workflows that boost accuracy and save time.
- Smart safeguards: Built-in audits and integrations flag issues before they become errors.
- Transparent calculations: Easily manage overtime, bonuses, and local tax changes, even across overlapping jurisdictions.
Your extra HR team member
- Automated workflows: Use ready-made templates for common tasks or build custom processes that fit your business.
- One employee record: A single source of truth for employee data keeps everything organized and compliant.
- Effortless Time & Labor: Schedule quickly, track clock-ins and meal breaks, and standardize time-off requests.
Compliance made simple
- Compliance dashboard: Get a clear view of requirements with updated forms and expert HR support.
- Built-in data access: Quickly find work authorizations, EEO/FLSA data, pay records, certifications, and industry updates.
- Always up-to-date forms: Access the latest state and federal forms right from the platform.
Challenges facing employers in Nebraska
Nebraska maintains a complex compliance landscape that requires a careful balance between federal standards and state mandates.
As an employer, you must grapple with:
- Stricter employment regulations ranging from pay equity to final paycheck laws.
- Higher state minimum wage rates.
- State-specific paid sick leave and paid voting leave requirements.
Nebraska payroll fast facts
Minimum wage
$15.00
State income tax rate
0.00% - 4.60%
Right to work laws
Yes
State unemployment tax rate
- 1.25% (new employers)
- 0.00% - 5.40% (experienced employers)
Last updated: February 23, 2026
Nebraska tax and compliance resources
FAQs about paying employees in Nebraska
Does Nebraska have a state income tax?
Yes, Nebraska’s income tax is progressive, ranging from 0.00% - 4.60% based on the taxpayer's level of income.
Is Nebraska a right to work state?
Yes, Nebraska is a right to work state under Article XV-13 of the state constitution.
What are the Nebraska final pay laws?
In Nebraska, employees who voluntarily resign from a job or are involuntarily terminated must receive their final paycheck by the next regular payday or within two weeks of the end of employment, whichever is sooner.
Are there Nebraska work break laws?
Yes, under state law, employers must provide a thirty-minute lunch break in an eight-hour shift.
More than just payroll
Why employers in Nebraska choose Paylocity
Auto group steers into the future of HR and payroll
The Baxter Auto Group in Nebraska partnered with Paylocity to access cutting-edge HR and payroll technology for its 2,000-employee workforce.
