Registered Nurse Salary in Nebraska
Median annual pay in Nebraska
$84,730
$40.74/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Nebraska
$94,037
Regional Price Parity: 90.103 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($97,550): −$12,820 (−13.1%)
Nebraska ranks 31st of 51 states by median pay, and 28th of 51 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $66,020 | $31.74 |
| 25th percentile | $79,240 | $38.09 |
| Median | $84,730 | $40.74 |
| 75th percentile | $99,640 | $47.90 |
| 90th percentile | $106,190 | $51.05 |
Employment
- Employment in Nebraska
- 24,720
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Nebraska
- $84,730
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $97,550
- Difference
- −$12,820 (−13.1%)
Cost of living
$84,730 ÷ 90.103 × 100 = $94,037
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | ||
| 29th | $86,990 | $89,634 38th |
| Montana | ||
| 30th | $85,280 | $90,105 35th |
| Nebraska This page | ||
| 31st | $84,730 | $94,037 28th |
| Utah | ||
| 32nd | $84,600 | $85,572 50th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 33rd | $84,350 | $89,424 42nd |
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- Nursing Assistant salary in Nebraska
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- Paramedic salary in Nebraska
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +5.6%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Acute Care Nurses
- Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
- Critical Care Nurses
- Clinical Nurse Specialists
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Registered Nurses; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
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Registered Nurse salary in nearby places
- Registered Nurse salary in Colorado
$100,260/year Colorado
- Registered Nurse salary in Iowa
$78,630/year Iowa
- Registered Nurse salary in Kansas
$79,320/year Kansas
- Registered Nurse salary in Missouri
$81,780/year Missouri
- Registered Nurse salary in South Dakota
$78,060/year South Dakota
- Registered Nurse salary in Wyoming
$83,760/year Wyoming
- Registered Nurse salary in the U.S.
$97,550/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 and specialties: 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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