South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area Salaries
BLS nonmetropolitan reporting area wages for South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area (May 2025)
General and Operations Managers shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
General and Operations Managers publishes $77,230 here versus $105,770 nationally (-27.0%; 3,630metro-area jobs). Next is Waiters and Waitresses at $28,500 locally versus $35,230 nationally (-19.1%).
- General and Operations Managers$77,230 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area sits 27.0% below the national General and Operations Managers median of $105,770 (3,630 published local jobs).
- Waiters and Waitresses$28,500 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area sits 19.1% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (2,030 published local jobs).
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,490 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area sits 17.3% below the national Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers median of $58,640 (3,040 published local jobs).
- Registered Nurses$82,900 in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area sits 15.0% below the national Registered Nurses median of $97,550 (3,790 published local jobs).
General and Operations Managers and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 3100006 · South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $55K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-UNK · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-UNK · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-LOW #360/528
- RPP-UNK RPP n/a
- OCC-MOST 411 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $447K
- EMP-MIX Medical and…
- TREND-UNK Pay chg n/a
- PHOTO-FINISH Mid Michigan non…
- BOOK-FULL 403 rows · May 2025
Read with Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area (+$7 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 South Nebraska nonmetropoli…
Largest published OEWS rows in this nonmetropolitan area
Medical and Health Services Managers and Financial Managers lead published employment inside South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Medical and Health Services Managers 620 jobs · $107,990
- 2. Financial Managers 450 jobs · $146,130
- 3. Pharmacists 410 jobs · $128,620
- 4. Nurse Practitioners 340 jobs · $133,400
- 5. Chief Executives 280 jobs · $161,100
- 6. Managers, All Other 200 jobs · $108,320
- 7. Architectural and Engineering Managers 190 jobs · $138,520
- 8. Computer and Information Systems Managers 190 jobs · $127,040
- 9. Physician Assistants 180 jobs · $134,440
- 10. Software Developers 140 jobs · $109,990
- 11. Family Medicine Physicians 130 jobs · $282,600
- 12. Electrical Engineers 110 jobs · $127,590
- 13. Human Resources Managers 110 jobs · $117,260
- 14. Dentists, General 110 jobs · $108,560
- 15. Emergency Medicine Physicians 80 jobs · $313,070
- 16. Natural Sciences Managers 80 jobs · $106,330
- 17. Physicians, All Other 70 jobs · $446,660
- 18. General Internal Medicine Physicians 70 jobs · $376,690
Occupations Tracked
411
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$54,976
employment-weighted, 403 complete rows
Top Salary
$446,660
Physicians, All Other
Top-pay occupations in South 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 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $107,990 |
| 2 | Financial Managers | $146,130 |
| 3 | Pharmacists | $128,620 |
| 4 | Nurse Practitioners | $133,400 |
| 5 | Chief Executives | $161,100 |
| 6 | Managers, All Other | $108,320 |
| 7 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $138,520 |
| 8 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $127,040 |
| 9 | Physician Assistants | $134,440 |
| 10 | Software Developers | $109,990 |
| 11 | Family Medicine Physicians | $282,600 |
| 12 | Electrical Engineers | $127,590 |
| 13 | Human Resources Managers | $117,260 |
| 14 | Dentists, General | $108,560 |
| 15 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $313,070 |
| 16 | Natural Sciences Managers | $106,330 |
| 17 | Physicians, All Other | $446,660 |
| 18 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $376,690 |
| 19 | Purchasing Managers | $114,170 |
| 20 | Nurse Anesthetists | $282,260 |
| 21 | Optometrists | $109,990 |
| 22 | Training and Development Managers | $133,150 |
| 23 | Emergency Management Directors | $112,430 |
| 24 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $202,550 |
| 25 | Petroleum Engineers | $130,230 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | $28,080 |
| Tour and Travel Guides | $28,080 |
| Dishwashers | $28,080 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $28,080 |
| Physical Therapist Aides | $28,080 |
| Bartenders | $28,200 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $28,290 |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | $28,310 |
| Healthcare Support Workers, All Other | $28,400 |
| Waiters and Waitresses | $28,500 |
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 ($54,976 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
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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