Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $78,420 here versus $105,770 nationally (-25.9%; 2,190metro-area jobs). Next is Registered Nurses at $80,640 locally versus $97,550 nationally (-17.3%).
- General and Operations Managers$78,420 in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area sits 25.9% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (2,190 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$80,640 in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area sits 17.3% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (2,020 published local jobs).
- Cashiers$29,540 in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area sits 10.2% below the national Cashiers median of $32,880 (2,680 published local jobs).
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$53,140 in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area sits 9.4% below the national Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $58,640 (2,110 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 3100003 · Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #344/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 320 occs
- TOP-LEAD Family Medicin… · $336K
- EMP-MIX Industrial P…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Rapid City, SD
- BOOK-FULL 313 rows · May 2025
Read with Rapid City, SD (+$11 on published-row mean) · Understanding BLS wage data
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer, not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Northeast Nebraska nonmetro…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Industrial Production Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Industrial Production Managers 360 jobs · $106,520
- 2. Financial Managers 340 jobs · $126,080
- 3. Medical and Health Services Managers 340 jobs · $108,060
- 4. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 260 jobs · $103,340
- 5. Pharmacists 210 jobs · $132,360
- 6. Nurse Practitioners 190 jobs · $131,460
- 7. Chief Executives 170 jobs · $163,570
- 8. Sales Managers 160 jobs · $122,510
- 9. Architectural and Engineering Managers 140 jobs · $132,400
- 10. Managers, All Other 140 jobs · $99,470
- 11. Facilities Managers 120 jobs · $104,010
- 12. Administrative Services Managers 120 jobs · $102,450
- 13. Computer and Information Systems Managers 110 jobs · $135,460
- 14. Physician Assistants 100 jobs · $135,620
- 15. Family Medicine Physicians 90 jobs · $336,380
- 16. Human Resources Managers 90 jobs · $114,730
- 17. Veterinarians 90 jobs · $102,950
- 18. Electrical Engineers 80 jobs · $122,850
Occupations Tracked
320
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$55,342
employment-weighted, 313 complete rows
Top Salary
$336,380
Family Medicine Physicians
Top-pay occupations in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, by employment
Same top-pay sample as the salary ranking, sorted by published local jobs so the title sequence follows the OEWS mix.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial Production Managers | $106,520 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $126,080 |
| 3 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $108,060 |
| 4 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $103,340 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $132,360 |
| 6 | Nurse Practitioners | $131,460 |
| 7 | Chief Executives | $163,570 |
| 8 | Sales Managers | $122,510 |
| 9 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $132,400 |
| 10 | Managers, All Other | $99,470 |
| 11 | Facilities Managers | $104,010 |
| 12 | Administrative Services Managers | $102,450 |
| 13 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $135,460 |
| 14 | Physician Assistants | $135,620 |
| 15 | Family Medicine Physicians | $336,380 |
| 16 | Human Resources Managers | $114,730 |
| 17 | Veterinarians | $102,950 |
| 18 | Electrical Engineers | $122,850 |
| 19 | Software Developers | $99,930 |
| 20 | Computer Systems Analysts | $107,180 |
| 21 | Dentists, General | $149,450 |
| 22 | Marketing Managers | $101,320 |
| 23 | Physicians, All Other | $285,950 |
| 24 | Optometrists | $125,050 |
| 25 | Purchasing Managers | $106,600 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $28,080 |
| Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | $28,080 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $28,080 |
| Dishwashers | $28,080 |
| Bartenders | $28,080 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $28,580 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $28,610 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $28,630 |
| Pharmacy Aides | $28,990 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $29,080 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in NE
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside NE. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($55,342 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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How to use Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area wage figures in a real decision
- Family Medicine Physicians leads published medians in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area at $336,380/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Family Medicine Physicians
- Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $55,342 across 313 occupation rows with employment estimates. Understanding BLS data
- Compare this nonmetropolitan area against the statewide occupation table for NE before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The local-area benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.