Accountants and Auditors Salary in Nebraska

Accountants and Auditors in Nebraska have a median of $72,080 a year, below the national $83,680 (−14%); the state ranks 49th of 51 states by median. Accountants and Auditors earn 47% more than the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Every neighbouring state pays more: Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, Wyoming, Iowa and Missouri range from $76,590 in Missouri to $97,030 in Colorado. Nebraska employs 10,340 accountants and auditors, 10.1 per 1,000 jobs, the 33rd largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.08 is close to the national share.

Nebraska vs the United States, May 2025

Accountants and Auditors: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Nebraska and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
NebraskaHourly$23.36$28.84$34.65$43.59$55.06$37.3410,34010.091.08
Annual$48,590$59,990$72,080$90,660$114,530$77,660
United StatesHourly$26.93$32.22$40.23$52.80$69.27$45.561,449,500––
Annual$56,020$67,020$83,680$109,810$144,090$94,750
$0$50k$100k$150k10th10th: $48,590$48,59025th25th: $59,990$59,990MedianMedian: $72,080$72,08075th75th: $90,660$90,66090th90th: $114,530$114,530US median
Nebraska annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
49th of 51 states
Rank by employment
33rd of 51 states
Location quotient
1.08
Jobs per 1,000
10.09

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Nebraska's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Nebraska

4 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Nebraska publish a row for accountants and auditors, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$37.81$78,650$56,100$120,5005206.910.74
Omaha, NE-IA$37.03$77,030$53,120$119,8205,17010.391.11
Grand Island, NE$32.73$68,090$47,210$118,1103007.540.81
Lincoln, NE$31.33$65,170$46,850$108,0702,13011.691.25
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$32.54$67,680$46,620$108,1207407.750.83
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$30.78$64,020$42,830$108,5401,1007.100.76
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$30.64$63,730$44,160$98,0603108.010.86

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Nebraska$34.65$72,08010,3401.08
Colorado$46.65$97,03035,4101.32
Iowa$37.23$77,44013,2100.91
Kansas$37.98$79,00013,6101.02
Missouri$36.82$76,59028,0001.02
South Dakota$37.92$78,8805,8201.36
Wyoming$37.32$77,6202,6701.02

See the national page for Accountants and Auditors (every state ranked) and the Nebraska wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Nebraska estimates.

  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.