Human Resources Specialists Salary in Nebraska
The median annual wage for human resources specialists in Nebraska is $61,930 ($29.77 per hour) — -18.4% vs. the national median of $75,940. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $61,930
- Mean annual wage
- $67,010
- Median hourly wage
- $29.77
- Employment in NE
- 7,220
7,220 employed · 7.0 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Nebraska
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $42,730 | $20.54 |
| 25th percentile | $48,890 | $23.50 |
| Median (50th) | $61,930 | $29.77 |
| 75th percentile | $79,470 | $38.21 |
| 90th percentile | $98,480 | $47.35 |
What this salary is worth in Nebraska
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $68,732
- Median rent burden
- 20.8%
- Est. affordable home price
- $225,917
Nebraska prices are 90.1 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Nebraska: $1,072/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $1,548/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in Nebraska is $238,600 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Human Resources Specialists salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Nebraska
- Accountants and Auditors in Nebraska
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Nebraska
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Nebraska
- Cashiers in Nebraska
- Construction Laborers in Nebraska
- Cooks, Restaurant in Nebraska
- Customer Service Representatives in Nebraska
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Nebraska
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Nebraska
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Nebraska
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Nebraska
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Nebraska
- General and Operations Managers in Nebraska
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Nebraska
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Nebraska
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Nebraska
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Nebraska
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Nebraska
- Light Truck Drivers in Nebraska
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Nebraska
- Management Analysts in Nebraska
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Nebraska
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Nebraska
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Nebraska
- Nursing Assistants in Nebraska
- Office Clerks, General in Nebraska
- Project Management Specialists in Nebraska
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Nebraska
- Registered Nurses in Nebraska
- Retail Salespersons in Nebraska
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Nebraska
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Nebraska
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Nebraska
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Nebraska
- Security Guards in Nebraska
- Software Developers in Nebraska
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Nebraska
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Nebraska
- Waiters and Waitresses in Nebraska
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.