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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