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Registered Nurses Salary in Nebraska

The median annual wage for registered nurses in Nebraska is $84,730 ($40.74 per hour) -13.1% vs. the national median of $97,550. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$84,730
Mean annual wage
$88,330
Median hourly wage
$40.74
Employment in NE
24,720

24,720 employed · 24.1 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Nebraska

Wage distribution for registered nurses in Nebraska (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$66,020$31.74
25th percentile$79,240$38.09
Median (50th)$84,730$40.74
75th percentile$99,640$47.90
90th percentile$106,190$51.05

What this salary is worth in Nebraska

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$94,037

Nebraska prices are 90.1 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
15.2%

Median gross rent in Nebraska: $1,072/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,118/mo

Est. affordable home price
$309,089

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.

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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 13, 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.