Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Lincoln, NE

544 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Lincoln, NE for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Quality Control Systems Managers	$108,580	360	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$108,580	360	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$108,580	360	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$108,580	360	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$108,580	360	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$107,980	330	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$106,640	600	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$106,080	90	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$104,860	550	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$104,330	130	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$104,320	40	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$103,570	90	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$102,750	540	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,190	230	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,770	30	View salary detail
Software Developers	$101,690	1,530	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$101,350	210	View salary detail
Lawyers	$101,300	820	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$100,490	70	View salary detail
Fuel Cell Engineers	$100,360	160	View salary detail
Automotive Engineers	$100,360	160	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineers	$100,360	160	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$100,300	260	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$99,780	390	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$99,760	40	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$99,760	40	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$99,760	40	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$99,060	600	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$99,000	50	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,950	220	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,800	130	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$98,390	350	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$98,390	350	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$98,390	350	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$98,390	350	View salary detail
Security Managers	$98,360	260	View salary detail
Facilities Managers	$98,360	260	View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,160	140	View salary detail
Petroleum Engineers	$98,010	—	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$97,770	420	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,590	70	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$96,960	50	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$96,320	250	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$96,320	250	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$96,300	110	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$96,300	110	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$95,560	530	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$95,560	530	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$95,560	530	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$95,100	280	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.