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title: "Average Salary in Lincoln, NE"
description: "Mean $62,980, median $49,800 in the Lincoln metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lincoln-ne"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Lincoln, NE

Lincoln, NE metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $62,980, median $49,800 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 182,620 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $54,380.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $30,050 |
| 25th | $37,290 |
| 50th | $49,800 |
| 75th | $76,340 |
| 90th | $103,050 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 91.6 |
| Housing (rents) | 84.2 |
| Goods | 94.1 |
| Utilities | 76.8 |
| Other services | 93.0 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $211,490
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $200,660
- [Judge](https://nuecareer.com/careers/judge): $180,070
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $151,960
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $149,340
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $142,250
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $139,650
- [Sales Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sales-manager): $138,420
- [Financial Advisor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-advisor): $133,100
- [Human Resources Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/human-resources-manager): $132,480

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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