Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Nebraska

783 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Nebraska for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$101,440	40	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$101,440	40	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$100,820	3,430	View salary detail
Petroleum Engineers	$100,800	150	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$100,530	290	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$100,530	290	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$100,530	290	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$100,020	610	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$98,670	120	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$98,570	240	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,460	70	View salary detail
Chemical Engineers	$98,310	130	View salary detail
Operations Research Analysts	$98,300	330	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$98,270	160	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$98,230	1,980	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$98,230	1,980	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$98,230	1,980	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$98,210	360	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$98,210	360	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$98,210	360	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$98,170	1,160	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$98,170	1,160	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$98,170	1,160	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$98,170	1,160	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$98,010	1,240	View salary detail
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,640	250	View salary detail
Audiologists	$97,460	90	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$97,380	1,420	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$97,380	1,420	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$97,230	400	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$97,090	2,140	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$96,030	1,560	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,860	390	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$95,150	1,090	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$94,540	770	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$94,520	40	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,360	260	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$94,280	250	View salary detail
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$94,040	150	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$93,740	1,500	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$93,740	1,500	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$93,280	2,210	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$92,580	1,280	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$92,550	1,210	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$92,480	2,280	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$92,480	2,280	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$92,480	2,280	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$92,480	2,280	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$92,480	2,280	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$92,480	2,280	View salary detail

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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.