Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Salary in Nebraska

At $50,560 a year, the median for automotive service technicians and mechanics in Nebraska is close to the national median of $50,620 (0%); Nebraska ranks 26th of 51 states by median. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics earn 3% more than the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota pay more (up to $61,280 in Colorado) and Iowa, Missouri and Kansas pay less (down to $47,790 in Kansas). Nebraska employs 4,560 automotive service technicians and mechanics, 4.45 per 1,000 jobs, the 39th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.98 is close to the national share.

Nebraska vs the United States, May 2025

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Nebraska and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Nebraska	Hourly	$17.68	$20.47	$24.31	$30.15	$38.46	$26.65	4,560	4.45	0.98
Nebraska	Annual	$36,770	$42,580	$50,560	$62,710	$79,990	$55,430	4,560	4.45	0.98
United States	Hourly	$16.66	$18.70	$24.34	$33.86	$39.32	$27.13	704,640	–	–
United States	Annual	$34,660	$38,900	$50,620	$70,430	$81,790	$56,420	704,640	–	–

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: 26th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 39th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.98
Jobs per 1,000: 4.45

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 automotive service technicians and mechanics, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Omaha, NE-IA	$26.07	$54,230	$37,760	$80,600	2,250	4.52	1.00
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$26.07	$54,230	$36,980	$75,420	330	4.45	0.98
Grand Island, NE	$25.60	$53,250	$35,360	$77,100	260	6.64	1.46
Lincoln, NE	$23.80	$49,500	$36,410	$80,080	770	4.23	0.93
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$26.12	$54,330	$36,540	$77,870	450	4.74	1.05
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$22.55	$46,910	$36,950	$81,200	230	5.79	1.28
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$22.43	$46,660	$36,480	$79,940	850	5.47	1.21

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Nebraska	$24.31	$50,560	4,560	0.98
Colorado	$29.46	$61,280	12,300	0.94
Iowa	$24.28	$50,510	7,610	1.08
Kansas	$22.98	$47,790	6,240	0.96
Missouri	$23.63	$49,160	17,210	1.29
South Dakota	$24.60	$51,160	2,010	0.97
Wyoming	$24.68	$51,330	1,560	1.22

See the national page for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (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.