Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 3100001 · Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $52K mean
MEAN-TRACE · RPP-UNK · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-TRACE #439/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MID 213 occs
- TOP-LEAD Dentists, Gene… · $176K
- EMP-MIX Electrical P…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Albany, GA
- BOOK-MOST 213 rows · May 2025
Read with Albany, GA ($67 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 Northwest Nebraska nonmetro…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers and Medical and Health Services Managers lead published employment inside Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample, order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 190 jobs · $88,290
- 2. Medical and Health Services Managers 180 jobs · $105,190
- 3. Financial Managers 130 jobs · $130,410
- 4. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 130 jobs · $104,870
- 5. Pharmacists 110 jobs · $132,490
- 6. Construction Managers 110 jobs · $99,530
- 7. Nurse Practitioners 90 jobs · $135,200
- 8. Physical Therapists 70 jobs · $101,780
- 9. Civil Engineers 70 jobs · $95,090
- 10. Lawyers 70 jobs · $88,810
- 11. Chief Executives 60 jobs · $163,640
- 12. Industrial Production Managers 60 jobs · $97,750
- 13. Sales Managers 60 jobs · $97,250
- 14. Dental Hygienists 60 jobs · $89,710
- 15. Computer and Information Systems Managers 50 jobs · $117,300
- 16. Veterinarians 50 jobs · $103,060
- 17. Managers, All Other 50 jobs · $99,000
- 18. Occupational Therapists 50 jobs · $94,190
Occupations Tracked
213
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$52,084
employment-weighted, 213 complete rows
Top Salary
$176,300
Dentists, General
Top-pay occupations in Northwest 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 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $88,290 |
| 2 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $105,190 |
| 3 | Financial Managers | $130,410 |
| 4 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $104,870 |
| 5 | Pharmacists | $132,490 |
| 6 | Construction Managers | $99,530 |
| 7 | Nurse Practitioners Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $135,200 |
| 8 | Physical Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $101,780 |
| 9 | Civil Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $95,090 |
| 10 | Lawyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $88,810 |
| 11 | Chief Executives Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $163,640 |
| 12 | Industrial Production Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $97,750 |
| 13 | Sales Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $97,250 |
| 14 | Dental Hygienists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). | $89,710 |
| 15 | Computer and Information Systems Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $117,300 |
| 16 | Veterinarians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $103,060 |
| 17 | Managers, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $99,000 |
| 18 | Occupational Therapists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $94,190 |
| 19 | Administrative Services Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). | $91,040 |
| 20 | Dentists, General Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $176,300 |
| 21 | Physician Assistants Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $128,700 |
| 22 | Facilities Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $119,030 |
| 23 | Software Developers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). | $99,050 |
| 24 | Project Management Specialists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $94,600 |
| 25 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). | $87,930 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
Lowest Paying Jobs in Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Data Entry Keyers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,080 |
| Dishwashers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,080 |
| Cooks, Short Order Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,080 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 90 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,080 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $28,400 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). | $28,510 |
| Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary | $28,560 |
| Bartenders | $28,610 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $28,760 |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | $29,300 |
Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.
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 ($52,084 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 Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area wage figures in a real decision
- Dentists, General leads published medians in Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area at $176,300/year (a small-sample estimate from fewer than 100 workers); open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Dentists, General
- Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area's employment-weighted published-row mean is $52,084 across 213 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.