Orthodontist Salary in Nebraska
Median annual pay in Nebraska
≥ $239,200
≥ $115.00/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
≥: BLS publishes this median only as a lower bound.
Adjusted for cost of living in Nebraska (minimum)
≥ $265,473
Regional Price Parity: 90.103 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
No difference is calculated, because BLS publishes the Nebraska median only as a lower bound (≥).
Nebraska has no rank by median pay: BLS publishes its median only as a lower bound, and other states have exact medians at or above it. It has no adjusted rank either, because its adjusted figure is only a minimum.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
| 25th percentile | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
| Median | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
| 75th percentile | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
| 90th percentile | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $115.00 |
Employment
- Employment in Nebraska
- Not published
BLS does not publish this figure for Nebraska.
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Nebraska
- ≥ $239,200
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $289,140
No difference is calculated, because BLS publishes the Nebraska median only as a lower bound (≥).
Cost of living
$239,200 ÷ 90.103 × 100 = $265,473.95, rounded down to $265,473: a minimum.
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | ||
| 14th | $253,670 | $285,590 12th |
| Indiana | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $256,297 — |
| Nebraska This page | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $265,473 — |
| Oklahoma | ||
| — | ≥ $239,200 | ≥ $272,303 — |
| North Carolina | ||
| 15th | $224,990 | $238,524 15th |
— in Rank: places with ≥ have no rank by median pay, because BLS publishes only a lower bound for them and other states have exact medians at or above it. They are listed alphabetically, below the last of those exact medians.
≥: BLS publishes only a lower bound for this median. Its adjusted figure is a minimum, so it has no adjusted rank (—).
Similar occupations
Related occupations from O*NET, in O*NET's order, with their BLS median pay. Each figure shows the place it is for.
- Dentist, General salary in Nebraska
$179,750/year Nebraska
- Prosthodontist salary in the U.S.
$311,180/year U.S.
- Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric salary in Nebraska
$507,770/year Nebraska
- Dental Assistant salary in Nebraska
$46,660/year Nebraska
- Cardiologist salary in Nebraska
$646,300/year Nebraska
- Dermatologist salary in Nebraska
$359,580/year Nebraska
Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +6.0%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Doctoral or professional degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
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Orthodontist salary in nearby places
- Orthodontist salary in Colorado
$416,000/year Colorado
- Orthodontist salary in Missouri
$332,630/year Missouri
- Orthodontist salary in the U.S.
$289,140/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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