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Nebraska engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Nebraska, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$107,463

Nebraska

Top earners

$142,403

Higher end

vs national

-11% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

4

in this state

Engineers in Nebraska earn a blended median of $107,463 per year, -11% vs national, with top earners near $142,403. That blends 11 engineering occupations across 15,370 published jobs in Nebraska. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Nebraska

Published wage data for each discipline in Nebraska. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Nebraska

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Top-paying

Omaha

$110,992

-8% vs national

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Lincoln

$95,163

-21% vs national

View Lincoln salaries

Grand Island

$90,785

-25% vs national

View Grand Island salaries

More cities in Nebraska

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What affects engineering pay in Nebraska

  • ▹Local market. Nebraska pay runs -11% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Nebraska; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Nebraska — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Nebraska?
Engineers in Nebraska earn a blended median of $107,463 per year — 11% below the national average — across 11 engineering occupations and 15,370 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Nebraska?
Nuclear Engineers have the highest published median in Nebraska, at $149,280 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Nebraska a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Nebraska runs 11% below the national average, across 15,370 engineering jobs. Cost of living is often lower to match, so real take-home can still be strong.
Which cities in Nebraska pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Omaha ($110,992), Sioux City ($100,668), and Lincoln ($95,163), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 11 engineering occupations in Nebraska, weighted by local employment (15,370 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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