What is the gas tax in Nebraska?

Nebraska's motor-fuel tax has recently been near 29 to 30 cents per gallon for both gasoline and diesel. The exact rate is recomputed twice a year, so the calculator lets you enter the current cents-per-gallon figure.

Why does Nebraska's gas tax change twice a year?

Nebraska's rate combines a fixed component, a variable component tied to wholesale fuel prices, and a percentage component. The state recomputes it every January 1 and July 1, so the rate moves up or down with fuel prices.

How much is the federal gas tax?

The federal excise tax is 18.4 cents per gallon on gasoline and 24.4 cents per gallon on diesel, unchanged since 1993. The calculator adds this to the Nebraska rate to show your total fuel tax.

How is tax per mile calculated?

When you estimate by annual mileage, the tool divides the combined per-gallon tax by your miles per gallon. A car getting 25 mpg with about 48 cents of total fuel tax pays roughly 1.9 cents of fuel tax per mile.

Is the gas tax included in the pump price?

Yes. Both the Nebraska and federal fuel taxes are built into the posted price at the pump, so you do not pay them as a separate line item. This calculator simply reveals how much of your spending is tax.

Nebraska Gas Tax Calculator

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Every gallon you buy in Nebraska includes state and federal fuel tax baked into the pump price. This calculator estimates how much of your annual fuel spending goes to tax and breaks it down per mile driven.

How it works

The tool multiplies the gallons you buy by the combined per-gallon tax. You can estimate gallons two ways — from annual mileage and fuel economy, or from tank size and fill-ups:

gallons = annual miles ÷ mpg          (mileage basis)
gallons = tank size × fill-ups        (tank basis)
total tax = gallons × (state rate + federal rate)

Because Nebraska resets its rate each January and July, the state rate is an editable cents-per-gallon field. Federal excise is fixed at 18.4 cents for gasoline and 24.4 cents for diesel.

Example

A driver covering 12,000 miles a year at 25 mpg buys about 480 gallons. At a 29.6 cent Nebraska rate plus the 18.4 cent federal rate, that is roughly 48 cents per gallon, or about 230 dollars of fuel tax a year — close to 1.9 cents per mile.

Notes

This is an estimate. Nebraska’s combined rate shifts with each semiannual reset, and the tank-basis option assumes consistent fill-ups. Update the state rate for the current period and confirm at revenue.nebraska.gov for precise figures.