Nebraska Gas Tax
What Nebraska and the federal government charge per gallon of gasoline, from U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026.
What makes up Nebraska’s 51.1¢
| Nebraska state excise tax | 31.8¢ |
| Other Nebraska taxes & fees sales/use taxes, inspection and environmental fees | 0.9¢ |
| Total Nebraska state tax | 32.7¢ |
| Federal excise + LUST fee 18.3¢ excise + 0.1¢ LUST, unchanged since 1993 | 18.4¢ |
| Combined state + federal | 51.1¢ |
Petroleum Release Remedial Action fee: gasoline, gasohol, aviation gasoline, ethanol: $0.0090/gal; diesel, jet fuel, all others products: $0.0030/gal.
How much of a gallon in Nebraska is tax
Nebraska gasoline currently averages $4.15 a gallon. Against that, the 51.1¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 12.3% of what a driver pays — with local taxes, where they apply, on top.
Tax rate from EIA as of July 2026; pump price is the current EIA weekly average. The two are published on different schedules, so the share moves as prices move even when the tax does not.
Nebraska vs. the other 50 states
Nebraska’s state gas tax of 32.7¢ is 1.1¢ below the 33.8¢ average across 50 states and D.C. — the 23rd-highest, or equivalently the 29th-lowest.
Nebraska gas tax, answered
- What is the gas tax in Nebraska?
- Nebraska charges 32.7¢ per gallon in state gasoline taxes — 31.8¢ of state excise tax plus 0.9¢ in other state taxes and fees. Adding the 18.4¢ federal tax brings the total to 51.1¢ per gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data as of July 2026. These are state and federal taxes only and exclude county and local taxes.
- How does Nebraska's gas tax compare to other states?
- Nebraska's state gasoline tax of 32.7¢ per gallon ranks 23rd-highest of the 50 states and D.C. that EIA lists, against an average of 33.8¢. The highest is California at 73.6¢ and the lowest is Alaska at 8.9¢.
- What is the federal gas tax in Nebraska?
- The federal gasoline tax is 18.4¢ per gallon in Nebraska, the same as in every other state — 18.3¢ of excise tax plus a 0.1¢ Leaking Underground Storage Tank fee. It has been unchanged since 1993.
- How much of the price of gas in Nebraska is tax?
- With Nebraska gasoline averaging $4.15 per gallon, the 51.1¢ of combined state and federal tax is about 12.3% of the pump price. Local taxes, where they apply, are on top of that.
- Does Nebraska charge local gas taxes too?
- EIA does not flag Nebraska as a state where local option taxes are allowed. Its table covers taxes of general application and excludes county and local taxes in every state, so treat the figures here as state and federal only.
Related to Nebraska gas tax
Tax rates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, “Federal and state motor fuels taxes”, edition July 2026 (revised August 2026) (as of July 2026), published on EIA’s Petroleum Marketing Monthly page and reissued each January and July. EIA lists taxes “of general application … exclusive of county and local taxes”; rates are for gasoline.