First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors Salary in Nebraska

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors in Nebraska have a median of $60,630 a year, below the national $62,890 (−4%); the state ranks 34th of 51 states by median. First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors earn 24% more than the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Among neighbouring states, Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota and Kansas pay more (up to $70,590 in Wyoming) and Iowa and Missouri pay less (down to $60,370 in Missouri). Nebraska employs 3,530 first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors, 3.44 per 1,000 jobs, the 36th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.86 is close to the national share.

Nebraska vs the United States, May 2025

First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors: 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$19.32$23.31$29.15$35.96$44.41$31.173,5303.440.86
Annual$40,180$48,490$60,630$74,800$92,360$64,830
United StatesHourly$20.85$24.07$30.23$37.58$46.23$32.14623,640––
Annual$43,360$50,070$62,890$78,160$96,150$66,860
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $40,180$40,18025th25th: $48,490$48,490MedianMedian: $60,630$60,63075th75th: $74,800$74,80090th90th: $92,360$92,360US 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
34th of 51 states
Rank by employment
36th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.86
Jobs per 1,000
3.44

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 first-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors, 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
Grand Island, NE$29.98$62,360$38,130$76,7901604.061.01
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$29.48$61,320$38,710$81,3403304.341.08
Omaha, NE-IA$28.56$59,400$41,460$83,0601,7003.420.85
Lincoln, NE$28.50$59,270$37,850$81,4505202.840.71
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$29.06$60,440$37,070$80,4105603.600.90
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$28.74$59,770$40,960$82,3703103.210.80
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$26.48$55,070$36,810$77,7501403.680.92

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Nebraska$29.15$60,6303,5300.86
Colorado$31.43$65,38011,8901.03
Iowa$29.08$60,4906,4801.04
Kansas$30.26$62,9407,5201.30
Missouri$29.02$60,37010,5000.89
South Dakota$31.14$64,7801,3400.73
Wyoming$33.94$70,5901,5601.39

See the national page for First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (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.