Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in Nebraska

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Nebraska have a median of $62,380 a year, below the national $63,970 (−2%); the state ranks 29th of 51 states by median. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education earn 27% more than the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Among neighbouring states, Colorado pays more (up to $63,410 in Colorado) and Wyoming, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and South Dakota pay less (down to $50,130 in South Dakota). Nebraska employs 8,710 elementary school teachers, except special education, 8.50 per 1,000 jobs, the 36th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.95 is close to the national share.

Nebraska vs the United States, May 2025

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education: 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	*	*	*	*	*	*	8,710	8.50	0.95
Nebraska	Annual	$46,700	$51,260	$62,380	$75,750	$78,130	$63,730	8,710	8.50	0.95
United States	Hourly	*	*	*	*	*	*	1,388,390	–	–
United States	Annual	$47,960	$57,710	$63,970	$81,450	$104,340	$72,650	1,388,390	–	–

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: 29th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 36th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.95
Jobs per 1,000: 8.50

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 elementary school teachers, except special education, 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
Grand Island, NE	*	$64,530	$40,550	$82,140	360	9.16	1.03
Omaha, NE-IA	*	$62,670	$47,350	$79,070	4,030	8.10	0.91
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	*	$62,270	$46,820	$78,900	890	11.88	1.33
Lincoln, NE	*	$61,940	$61,940	$77,390	1,240	6.80	0.76
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	*	$62,240	$45,940	$77,740	990	10.33	1.16
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	*	$62,160	$46,080	$80,650	530	13.56	1.52
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	*	$62,140	$46,330	$76,400	1,980	12.78	1.43

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Nebraska	*	$62,380	8,710	0.95
Colorado	*	$63,410	24,860	0.97
Iowa	*	$60,580	17,300	1.24
Kansas	*	$56,450	14,350	1.12
Missouri	*	$50,910	33,180	1.27
South Dakota	*	$50,130	4,290	1.05
Wyoming	*	$61,150	2,600	1.04

See the national page for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (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.

*: Wage estimate not available.

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.