Average Salary in Nebraska
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Nebraska. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$60,230Rank #34 of 51
- Median annual wage$47,990Rank #29 of 51
- Median household income$76,376ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity90.1US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$66,848Rank #20 at national prices
- Total employment1,016,070Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $60,230 is $12,240 (25.5 %) above the median of $47,990, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Nebraska are about 9.9 % below the national average (RPP 90.1, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Nebraska buys what $66,848 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Nebraska is $76,376 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Nebraska
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $127,300 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $127,010 |
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $125,020 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $116,110 |
| Civil Engineer | 17-2051 | $101,800 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $97,720 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $94,360 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $90,490 |
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