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Salaries in Nebraska: pay for 672 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Nebraska had a median pay of $48,980 a year ($23.55 an hour) in May 2025, with 1,024,370 jobs counted. That is 4% below the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Nebraska

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Nebraska, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$72,080$34.6510,340
Actuaries$102,790$49.42270
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$43,230$20.7950
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$117,060$56.2830
Administrative Services Managers$105,720$50.832,600
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$49,040$23.58130
Advertising Sales Agents$62,890$30.241,190
Advertising and Promotions Managers$106,380$51.14160
Aerospace Engineers$135,670$65.23130
Agricultural Equipment Operators$46,670$22.441,090
Agricultural Inspectors$55,090$26.49370
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$97,640not published250
Agricultural Technicians$47,420$22.80580
Air Traffic Controllers$111,710$53.7170
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisorsnot publishednot published150
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$64,020$30.78410
Aircraft Service Attendants$37,530$18.04220
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers$64,530$31.03220
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$131,650not published60
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$35,020$16.84280
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$30,110$14.482,620
Anesthesiologists$334,210$160.68260
Animal Breeders$40,220$19.3440
Animal Caretakers$31,680$15.232,100
Animal Scientists$55,300$26.59210
Animal Trainers$34,900$16.7860
Anthropologists and Archeologists$94,520$45.4440
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$91,530$44.01620
Architectural and Civil Drafters$61,550$29.59850
Architectural and Engineering Managers$141,020$67.801,510
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$77,540not published60
Art Directors$73,270$35.23140
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$75,200not published490
Athletic Trainers$61,020not published270
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$60,540$29.11160
Audio and Video Technicians$50,660$24.35290
Audiologists$97,460$46.8590
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$39,940$19.20not published
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$54,130$26.021,120
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$46,630$22.4270
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$50,560$24.314,560
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$34,940$16.80910
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$33,640$16.1770
Bailiffs$76,090$36.5850
Bakers$35,280$16.961,030
Barbers$39,090$18.79not published
Bartenders$30,180$14.517,320
Bill and Account Collectors$43,210$20.78730
Billing and Posting Clerks$47,410$22.793,310
Biochemists and Biophysicists$66,910$32.1770
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$83,890$40.3380
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$81,190not published500
Biological Scientists, All Other$82,770$39.79240
Biological Technicians$48,220$23.18600
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,110$22.6510,050
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$61,200$29.42350
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$45,020$21.64280
Broadcast Technicians$43,680$21.00160
Brokerage Clerks$60,880$29.27440
Budget Analysts$83,010$39.91200
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$49,740$23.92not published
Bus Drivers, School$47,760$22.962,330
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$45,120$21.69460
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,140$28.442,720
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$77,980$37.492,540
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$88,690not published530
Butchers and Meat Cutters$37,630$18.091,380
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$74,950$36.032,850
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$48,600$23.37230
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$63,530$30.54130
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$46,180$22.20100
Cardiologists$646,300$310.72170
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$60,000$28.85330
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$62,580not published370
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$60,490$29.08470
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,180not published1,310
Cargo and Freight Agents$62,500$30.05390
Carpenters$50,320$24.195,710
Carpet Installers$50,600$24.33not published
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$81,500$39.1850
Cashiers$30,250$14.5420,650
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$49,510$23.803,200
Chefs and Head Cooks$60,510$29.09540
Chemical Engineers$98,310$47.27130
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$59,750$28.731,020
Chemical Technicians$62,640$30.12280
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$85,050not published150
Chemists$74,890$36.00350
Chief Executives$214,680$103.212,510
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$47,770$22.974,830
Childcare Workers$30,740$14.789,390
Chiropractors$66,050$31.75500
Choreographers$49,490$23.7960
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$66,590$32.02370
Civil Engineers$103,150$49.592,360
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$75,830$36.463,160
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$37,160$17.874,570
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders$45,690$21.97400
Clergy$57,520$27.65270
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$60,540$29.111,930
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$94,540$45.45770
Coaches and Scouts$47,810not published1,180
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,340$23.72740
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$47,520$22.8480
Commercial Pilots$104,780not published290
Commercial and Industrial Designers$71,570$34.4190
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$79,180not published90
Community Health Workers$51,780$24.89160
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$53,170$25.56160
Compensation and Benefits Managers$121,630$58.48140
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$67,410$32.41460
Compliance Officers$73,920$35.543,470
Computer Hardware Engineers$134,950$64.8880
Computer Network Architects$116,420$55.971,350
Computer Network Support Specialists$65,450$31.461,490
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$49,360$23.73830
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$63,190$30.3870
Computer Occupations, All Other$92,480$44.462,280
Computer Programmers$95,150$45.751,090
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$94,360not published260
Computer Systems Analysts$91,810$44.142,440
Computer User Support Specialists$60,830$29.256,380
Computer and Information Systems Managers$135,780$65.285,070
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$46,890$22.54640
Conciergesnot publishednot published270
Conservation Scientists$76,400$36.73220
Construction Laborers$47,260$22.728,530
Construction Managers$100,820$48.473,430
Construction and Building Inspectors$65,000$31.25570
Continuous Mining Machine Operators$51,760$24.8870
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$88,610$42.60440
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$43,360$20.851,180
Cooks, Fast Food$30,430$14.632,900
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$36,390$17.504,410
Cooks, Restaurant$37,030$17.814,750
Cooks, Short Order$30,530$14.681,810
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders$68,170$32.7860
Correctional Officers and Jailers$63,380$30.473,250
Correspondence Clerks$49,800$23.9460
Cost Estimators$73,100$35.141,330
Counselors, All Other$40,530$19.49not published
Counter and Rental Clerks$36,450$17.533,960
Couriers and Messengers$34,600$16.64470
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$76,480$36.7760
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,420$23.281,210
Crane and Tower Operators$60,720$29.19410
Credit Analysts$79,730$38.33510
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$50,030$24.05130
Credit Counselors$62,510$30.05260
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$61,650not published70
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$37,990$18.26110
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,920$28.33270
Curators$58,600$28.18120
Customer Service Representatives$43,940$21.1315,340
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand$48,830$23.4860
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,300$23.22530
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,690$23.411,320
Data Entry Keyers$39,600$19.041,260
Data Scientists$98,230$47.231,980
Database Administrators$100,020$48.09610
Database Architects$134,320$64.58610
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$32,180$15.47200
Dental Assistants$46,660$22.432,520
Dental Hygienists$92,580$44.511,280
Dental Laboratory Technicians$58,590$28.17190
Dentists, All Other Specialists$224,990$108.17not published
Dentists, General$179,750$86.42790
Dermatologists$359,580$172.88not published
Desktop Publishers$36,280$17.4440
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$100,530$48.33290
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,670$39.74780
Dietetic Technicians$37,760$18.15100
Dietitians and Nutritionists$70,160$33.73570
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$30,690$14.762,160
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$72,500$34.8640
Disc Jockeys, Except Radionot publishednot published80
Dishwashers$29,740$14.302,170
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$53,880$25.911,500
Drafters, All Other$58,640$28.19110
Dredge Operators$45,290$21.7830
Driver/Sales Workers$34,950$16.802,590
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$48,620$23.38770
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$60,200$28.94210
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$130,980not published90
Economists$75,880$36.4890
Editors$46,320$22.27360
Education Administrators, All Other$78,210$37.6070
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$110,580not published1,860
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$96,030$46.171,560
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,950not published600
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$56,160$27.00550
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$42,270$20.32370
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$62,500$30.052,190
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$57,760$27.7760
Electrical Engineers$107,260$51.571,060
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$92,150$44.301,490
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$65,490$31.48710
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$59,570$28.64190
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipmentnot publishednot published300
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$64,120$30.83410
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$104,850$50.4160
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$46,810$22.50810
Electricians$60,820$29.246,440
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$72,800$35.00130
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$47,630$22.90not published
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$91,140$43.82250
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$62,380not published8,710
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$117,690$56.58140
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$50,320$24.19220
Emergency Management Directors$89,740$43.14120
Emergency Medical Technicians$41,710$20.05540
Emergency Medicine Physicians$371,880$178.79390
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$49,590$23.84110
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$95,860not published390
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$67,200$32.31260
Engineers, All Other$88,490$42.54300
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$78,450not published500
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Othernot published$21.7470
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$63,270$30.42310
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$54,690$26.2940
Environmental Engineers$120,620$57.99270
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$66,240$31.85140
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$64,040$30.79510
Epidemiologists$83,240$40.0280
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$58,370$28.06300
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$66,210$31.831,860
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$31,440$15.112,410
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$52,360$25.17510
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$37,630$18.0950
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,760$23.44750
Facilities Managers$102,150$49.111,430
Family Medicine Physicians$228,590$109.90830
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,810$23.951,770
Farm and Home Management Educators$60,670$29.1790
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$111,460$53.59200
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$39,530$19.01440
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$37,220$17.90570
Fast Food and Counter Workers$29,000$13.9430,060
Fence Erectors$50,120$24.10190
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$47,420$22.8090
File Clerks$40,640$19.54750
Film and Video Editors$55,810$26.83120
Financial Clerks, All Other$46,810$22.5060
Financial Examiners$74,460$35.80840
Financial Managers$140,360$67.485,630
Financial Risk Specialists$94,280$45.33250
Financial Specialists, All Other$66,290$31.87480
Financial and Investment Analysts$85,320$41.02not published
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$39,800$19.1440
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$76,770$36.9160
Firefighters$61,040$29.351,070
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,570$36.336,020
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$80,490$38.70340
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$44,910$21.59620
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$62,620$30.1190
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$80,810$38.85370
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$39,230$18.867,840
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$43,610$20.97100
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$48,870$23.501,260
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$57,820$27.801,010
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,850$37.434,610
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$82,980$39.901,870
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,980$29.809,930
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$46,010$22.12840
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$106,100$51.01730
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$72,200$34.716,040
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$77,150$37.0990
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$45,280$21.777,010
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$45,700$21.97370
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,630$29.153,530
Fish and Game Wardens$63,000$30.2970
Floor Sanders and Finishers$43,880$21.10not published
Floral Designers$35,930$17.27390
Food Batchmakers$41,210$19.811,270
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$45,420$21.84670
Food Preparation Workers$35,210$16.936,890
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$46,170$22.20not published
Food Science Technicians$48,530$23.33170
Food Scientists and Technologists$72,230$34.72230
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$31,540$15.173,800
Food Service Managers$60,450$29.062,050
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$43,410$20.87440
Forensic Science Technicians$65,920$31.69150
Forest and Conservation Technicians$51,630$24.82100
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$60,460$29.07200
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$45,910$22.0790
Fundraisers$68,030$32.71770
Fundraising Managers$97,230$46.75400
Funeral Attendants$30,170$14.51270
Funeral Home Managers$78,590$37.78110
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$41,650$20.02100
Furniture Finishers$45,540$21.8980
Gambling Cage Workers$31,640$15.2190
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$28,080$13.5040
Gambling Managers$61,360$29.5040
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$29,670$14.27360
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$64,620$31.0740
Gas Plant Operators$87,790$42.21270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$221,360$106.42900
General and Operations Managers$85,090$40.9124,030
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$72,300not published40
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$63,160$30.37not published
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$85,550$41.13110
Glaziers$50,190$24.13440
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$45,560$21.90330
Graphic Designers$56,700$27.261,670
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,500$23.32300
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$34,320$16.501,890
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$48,540$23.34210
Health Education Specialists$56,800$27.31230
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$49,520$23.81260
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$80,960not published2,760
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,140$22.18830
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$103,230$49.6390
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$86,260$41.4790
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$49,400$23.75200
Healthcare Social Workers$62,420$30.01980
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$39,140$18.82430
Hearing Aid Specialists$45,660$21.9590
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,120$23.1450
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,850$28.773,020
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,390$28.0723,160
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$35,470$17.0550
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$47,000$22.60110
Helpers--Carpenters$39,670$19.0750
Helpers--Electricians$44,050$21.18140
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$35,480$17.06350
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$44,550$21.4270
Helpers--Production Workers$45,020$21.65700
Highway Maintenance Workers$48,650$23.392,580
Historians$70,050$33.6830
History Teachers, Postsecondary$57,150not published190
Home Appliance Repairers$45,620$21.93260
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$36,150$17.3813,660
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$28,450$13.682,830
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$31,490$15.141,650
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,130$22.66440
Human Resources Managers$129,460$62.241,660
Human Resources Specialists$61,930$29.777,220
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$59,970$28.83240
Industrial Engineers$98,170$47.201,160
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,110$30.822,880
Industrial Production Managers$107,200$51.542,160
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,730$22.465,020
Information Security Analysts$92,550$44.501,210
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,940$24.01540
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$51,270$24.653,350
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,940$23.53770
Instructional Coordinators$79,150$38.061,370
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$73,140$35.16310
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$75,940$36.51130
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$62,350$29.9890
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,490$23.312,520
Insurance Sales Agents$61,590$29.616,160
Insurance Underwriters$75,120$36.121,410
Interior Designers$64,870$31.19430
Interpreters and Translators$53,050$25.51570
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$44,130$21.222,280
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,900$17.2612,860
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$46,920$22.56120
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$208,180$100.09160
Judicial Law Clerks$49,570$23.83110
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$62,200not published1,120
Labor Relations Specialists$81,910$39.38270
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,910$20.6313,870
Landscape Architects$62,170$29.89190
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,140$18.827,280
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,350$22.76120
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$34,790$16.731,060
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$127,690not published100
Lawyers$109,170$52.493,490
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,800$22.021,310
Legal Support Workers, All Other$69,010$33.18160
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,060$30.801,200
Library Assistants, Clerical$28,080$13.50310
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$66,190not published40
Library Technicians$36,920$17.75710
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,660$30.134,580
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$48,640$23.39300
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$29,100$13.991,250
Light Truck Drivers$44,120$21.214,210
Lighting Technicians$49,860$23.97not published
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,970$23.551,010
Loan Officers$79,840$38.392,710
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$49,070$23.5950
Lodging Managers$67,990$32.69330
Logisticians$65,370$31.431,500
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$45,470$21.86210
Machinists$55,860$26.861,810
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$82,710$39.77290
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$34,170$16.436,250
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$40,080$19.27240
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$61,190$29.42650
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,700$24.389,850
Management Analysts$75,360$36.232,740
Managers, All Other$116,430$55.982,640
Manicurists and Pedicurists$56,940$27.37310
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$60,000$28.843,780
Marketing Managers$110,570$53.161,910
Marriage and Family Therapists$62,610$30.10260
Massage Therapists$53,950$25.94270
Material Moving Workers, All Other$44,510$21.4050
Materials Engineers$98,270$47.24160
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,310not published270
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$47,580$22.888,340
Mechanical Door Repairers$56,760$27.29280
Mechanical Drafters$61,170$29.41530
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$80,050$38.49250
Mechanical Engineers$88,060$42.34950
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$92,080$44.2790
Medical Appliance Technicians$54,770$26.33170
Medical Assistants$47,370$22.782,380
Medical Equipment Preparers$41,480$19.94550
Medical Equipment Repairers$57,080$27.44360
Medical Records Specialists$51,670$24.841,640
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$80,970$38.93620
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,100$22.174,110
Medical Transcriptionists$45,880$22.06230
Medical and Health Services Managers$107,700$51.783,770
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$52,630$25.30610
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$43,240$20.79900
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,980$18.26680
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$52,800$25.3960
Meter Readers, Utilitiesnot publishednot published90
Microbiologists$72,470$34.8490
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$62,510not published4,150
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$59,630$28.6770
Millwrights$60,320$29.00590
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,470$21.867,240
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,050$23.58940
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$65,150$31.321,490
Models$41,600$20.00not published
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$46,220$22.22240
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,500$23.321,000
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$64,310$30.92210
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$33,280$16.00760
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$45,400$21.8380
Motorcycle Mechanics$50,170$24.1240
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,960$24.501,250
Museum Technicians and Conservators$41,960$20.1760
Natural Sciences Managers$120,620$57.99550
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$84,700$40.721,560
Neurologists$269,270$129.4680
New Accounts Clerks$47,140$22.661,150
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$40,420$19.44350
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$104,320$50.15120
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators$108,650$52.2450
Nurse Anesthetists$246,730$118.62430
Nurse Midwives$138,880$66.77not published
Nurse Practitioners$132,130$63.522,340
Nursing Assistants$40,000$19.2316,450
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$82,720not published300
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$342,570$164.70180
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$83,990$40.38630
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$59,180$28.45200
Occupational Therapists$93,740$45.071,500
Occupational Therapy Aides$44,980$21.6390
Occupational Therapy Assistants$63,180$30.38210
Office Clerks, General$37,820$18.1810,000
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$38,820$18.66100
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$38,840$18.67690
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$58,360$28.063,180
Operations Research Analysts$98,300$47.26330
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$40,640$19.54170
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$45,210$21.74530
Opticians, Dispensing$39,830$19.15870
Optometrists$125,040$60.12340
Order Clerks$44,060$21.18440
Orthodontists$239,200 or more$115.00 or morenot published
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$507,770$244.12200
Orthotists and Prosthetists$61,290$29.47110
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$49,710$23.90300
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$46,220$22.224,410
Packers and Packagers, Hand$38,880$18.693,010
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$47,280$22.731,590
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,980$23.07300
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$63,250$30.411,630
Paramedics$56,230$27.04490
Parking Attendants$32,880$15.81460
Parts Salespersons$45,100$21.682,360
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$45,760$22.00390
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,900$26.40910
Pediatricians, General$175,990$84.61290
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$30,120$14.48140
Personal Financial Advisors$93,280$44.852,210
Personal Service Managers, All Other$58,640$28.1980
Pest Control Workers$38,960$18.73460
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$47,500$22.84380
Petroleum Engineers$100,800$48.46150
Pharmacists$139,330$66.992,450
Pharmacy Aides$31,610$15.20400
Pharmacy Technicians$46,610$22.412,660
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$75,280not published80
Phlebotomists$39,540$19.01920
Photographers$41,920$20.15220
Physical Scientists, All Other$101,440$48.7740
Physical Therapist Aides$28,080$13.50670
Physical Therapist Assistants$61,370$29.50980
Physical Therapists$97,090$46.682,140
Physician Assistants$133,040$63.961,330
Physicians, All Other$290,470$139.651,170
Physicians, Pathologists$229,140$110.1690
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$98,460not published70
Pipelayers$44,470$21.38570
Plant and System Operators, All Other$48,220$23.1870
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$48,010$23.08400
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$60,970$29.314,110
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$74,620$35.883,490
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$86,380not published50
Postal Service Clerks$59,490$28.60690
Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880$28.792,150
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490$28.60640
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$94,040$45.21150
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$52,210not published830
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$98,570$47.39240
Power Plant Operators$98,210$47.22360
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$58,710$28.23not published
Prepress Technicians and Workers$40,930$19.68400
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$47,040$22.621,630
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$33,300$16.01170
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$36,800$17.69210
Printing Press Operators$42,070$20.232,140
Private Detectives and Investigators$51,750$24.88160
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$63,460$30.51560
Procurement Clerks$47,950$23.05910
Producers and Directors$52,580$25.28470
Production Workers, All Other$42,980$20.66510
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,710$26.781,690
Project Management Specialists$80,150$38.543,190
Property Appraisers and Assessors$64,770$31.14400
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,610$29.621,530
Protective Service Workers, All Other$47,090$22.6480
Psychiatric Technicians$57,370$27.581,390
Psychiatrists$135,180$64.99180
Psychologists, All Other$131,640$63.2950
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$77,340not published170
Public Relations Managers$104,440$50.21330
Public Relations Specialists$61,780$29.701,590
Public Safety Telecommunicators$50,270$24.17750
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$46,170$22.20not published
Purchasing Managers$124,010$59.62440
Radiation Therapists$98,670$47.44120
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$52,410$25.20not published
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$72,860$35.031,670
Radiologistsnot publishednot published160
Rail Car Repairersnot publishednot published1,130
Real Estate Sales Agents$47,240$22.711,400
Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,860$18.206,750
Recreation Workers$34,590$16.631,510
Recreational Therapists$62,980$30.28150
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$56,510$27.17110
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,390$23.75910
Registered Nurses$84,730$40.7424,720
Rehabilitation Counselors$47,050$22.62480
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$62,920$30.25230
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$37,850$18.20650
Residential Advisors$45,980$22.11230
Respiratory Therapists$81,590$39.22840
Retail Salespersons$31,870$15.3222,780
Riggers$61,080$29.36100
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,800$22.02230
Roofers$46,460$22.341,730
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$79,140$38.0540
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$53,340$25.6440
Sales Engineers$90,140$43.34130
Sales Managers$126,990$61.053,000
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$57,770$27.786,110
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,030$30.788,550
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$84,400$40.581,700
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$37,760$18.16650
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$46,970$22.58140
School Bus Monitors$34,750$16.71480
School Psychologists$88,980$42.78440
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$63,450not published7,170
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,760$22.4816,240
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$82,560$39.692,150
Security Guards$39,840$19.154,700
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$48,000$23.08490
Self-Enrichment Teachers$38,240$18.383,360
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,080$22.641,050
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$66,890$32.16300
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$62,990$30.2830
Set and Exhibit Designers$73,980$35.5750
Sewing Machine Operators$37,060$17.82300
Sheet Metal Workers$64,440$30.98440
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,110$21.215,670
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$35,280$16.961,570
Skincare Specialists$58,420$28.09550
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$48,910$23.525,480
Social Science Research Assistants$56,190$27.01230
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$62,010not publishednot published
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$104,420$50.20120
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$61,430not published50
Social Workers, All Other$76,520$36.79220
Social and Community Service Managers$73,790$35.481,320
Social and Human Service Assistants$38,940$18.721,460
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$76,230not published70
Software Developers$110,900$53.327,260
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$98,010$47.121,240
Soil and Plant Scientists$77,500$37.26640
Sound Engineering Technicians$63,810$30.6850
Special Education Teachers, All Other$59,760not published60
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$62,420not published1,900
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$63,460not published680
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$62,760not published80
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$63,460not published1,240
Special Effects Artists and Animators$50,830$24.4490
Speech-Language Pathologists$84,350$40.551,310
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$64,930$31.22290
Statistical Assistants$59,620$28.66170
Statisticians$83,480$40.13140
Stockers and Order Fillers$35,920$17.2717,980
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$65,470$31.48610
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$48,820$23.47580
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$63,770$30.662,170
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$37,690$18.123,430
Surgeons, All Other$341,410$164.14180
Surgical Assistants$53,190$25.5780
Surgical Technologists$63,880$30.71770
Survey Researchers$64,530$31.02210
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$48,080$23.11770
Surveyors$68,050$32.71430
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$37,570$18.06180
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$38,380$18.4540
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$46,300$22.26not published
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$59,150$28.44180
Tax Preparers$43,010$20.68420
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$62,560not published130
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$35,160not published11,190
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$39,650not published730
Technical Writersnot publishednot published190
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,520$29.101,430
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$50,070$24.07390
Telemarketers$31,200$15.00490
Tellers$38,140$18.344,590
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,760$17.6740
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$37,410$17.9830
Therapists, All Other$86,900$41.7840
Tile and Stone Setters$59,350$28.53not published
Tire Repairers and Changers$36,590$17.59910
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$48,880$23.50360
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$47,360$22.7740
Tool and Die Makers$69,150$33.24360
Tour and Travel Guides$31,580$15.18340
Traffic Technicians$61,380$29.5140
Training and Development Managers$105,710$50.82440
Training and Development Specialists$65,700$31.593,650
Transportation Inspectorsnot publishednot published200
Transportation Security Screeners$61,710$29.67290
Transportation Workers, All Other$37,140$17.8630
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$97,380$46.821,420
Travel Agents$49,690$23.89240
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$39,380$18.94not published
Tutors$38,470$18.49950
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$31,390not published40
Upholsterers$29,960$14.40110
Urban and Regional Planners$74,830$35.98360
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$28,260$13.59510
Veterinarians$103,500$49.76780
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$36,100$17.36900
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$43,680$21.00690
Waiters and Waitresses$33,770$16.2413,310
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,220$29.43740
Web Developers$80,350$38.63230
Web and Digital Interface Designers$65,520$31.50720
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$49,090$23.60630
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$52,220$25.104,200
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,280$27.54650
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$49,190$23.65490
Word Processors and Typists$47,080$22.6480
Writers and Authors$65,470$31.47240
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$57,890$27.83140

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Nebraska

By median pay, Nebraska is number 29 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $30,120 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $103,110. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $37,370 to $73,830. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $62,400, 27% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 1,024,370 jobs counted here are 0.7% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Nebraska are Office and Administrative Support (117,420 jobs, 12%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (90,790 jobs, 9%), Transportation and Material Moving (88,600 jobs, 9%) and Sales and Related (87,640 jobs, 9%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Slaughterers and Meat Packers (11.9 times the national share), Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers (8.7 times the national share) and Rail Car Repairers (8.1 times the national share). The table on this page lists 672 occupations; for 10 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 207 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 29 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 141 pay less and 37 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Psychiatric Technicians ($57,370 here, $45,130 nationally), Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers ($47,580 here, $38,300 nationally) and Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education ($47,040 here, $38,140 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Marketing Managers ($110,570 here, $166,790 nationally), Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors ($31,440 here, $47,160 nationally) and Lawyers ($109,170 here, $159,670 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Nebraska

What is the median salary in Nebraska?

The median pay of all employees in Nebraska was $48,980 a year ($23.55 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Nebraska?

Fast Food and Counter Workers, with 30,060 jobs and a median pay of $29,000 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Nebraska?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Cardiologists ($646,300), Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric ($507,770) and Emergency Medicine Physicians ($371,880). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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