General and Operations Managers Salary in Nebraska

In Nebraska, general and operations managers earn a median $85,090 a year, well below the national median of $105,770 (−20%); the state ranks 46th of 51 states by median. General and Operations Managers earn 74% more than the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Among neighbouring states, South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas and Iowa pay more (up to $137,400 in South Dakota) and Missouri pays less (down to $79,300 in Missouri). Nebraska employs 24,030 general and operations managers, 23.5 per 1,000 jobs, the 37th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.04 is close to the national share.

Nebraska vs the United States, May 2025

General and Operations Managers: 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$23.08$29.75$40.91$63.16$92.83$51.3324,03023.461.04
Annual$48,010$61,870$85,090$131,370$193,080$106,770
United StatesHourly$24.08$34.77$50.85$80.42$121.82$64.873,503,020––
Annual$50,090$72,320$105,770$167,280$253,390$134,940
$0$50k$100k$150k$200k10th10th: $48,010$48,01025th25th: $61,870$61,870MedianMedian: $85,090$85,09075th75th: $131,370$131,37090th90th: $193,080$193,080US 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
46th of 51 states
Rank by employment
37th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.04
Jobs per 1,000
23.46

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 general and operations managers, 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
Lincoln, NE$44.61$92,780$50,070$199,0203,68020.150.89
Omaha, NE-IA$43.57$90,620$48,880$203,67011,43022.951.02
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$43.38$90,230$42,370$206,2001,25016.700.74
Grand Island, NE$38.23$79,520$45,280$160,81087021.920.97
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$37.70$78,420$45,230$178,2202,19022.871.02
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$37.18$77,340$44,700$163,8201,02026.071.16
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$37.13$77,230$43,680$169,8403,63023.401.04

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Nebraska$40.91$85,09024,0301.04
Colorado$63.39$131,84041,8700.65
Iowa$42.16$87,69030,7600.88
Kansas$44.63$92,84024,6600.76
Missouri$38.12$79,300109,0201.65
South Dakota$66.06$137,4004,2800.42
Wyoming$47.93$99,7007,4701.18

See the national page for General and Operations Managers (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.