Light Truck Drivers Salary in Nebraska

At $44,120 a year, the median for light truck drivers in Nebraska is close to the national median of $44,860 (−2%); Nebraska ranks 28th of 51 states by median. That is 10% less than the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Among neighbouring states, Colorado and Missouri pay more (up to $48,410 in Colorado) and Wyoming, Kansas, South Dakota and Iowa pay less (down to $42,750 in Iowa). Nebraska employs 4,210 light truck drivers, 4.11 per 1,000 jobs, the 40th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.65 means it is less common in Nebraska than nationally.

Nebraska vs the United States, May 2025

Light Truck Drivers: 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	$14.28	$17.92	$21.21	$23.77	$44.41	$23.42	4,210	4.11	0.65
Nebraska	Annual	$29,710	$37,270	$44,120	$49,440	$92,370	$48,720	4,210	4.11	0.65
United States	Hourly	$14.81	$17.92	$21.57	$25.15	$38.61	$23.45	983,300	–	–
United States	Annual	$30,800	$37,270	$44,860	$52,310	$80,310	$48,770	983,300	–	–

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: 28th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 40th of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.65
Jobs per 1,000: 4.11

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 light truck drivers, 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	$21.67	$45,080	$31,790	$92,370	2,350	4.72	0.75
Grand Island, NE	$21.59	$44,920	$29,080	$94,630	250	6.31	1.00
Lincoln, NE	$21.18	$44,050	$28,830	$81,030	700	3.81	0.60
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$20.71	$43,080	$29,260	$67,740	440	5.86	0.93
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$21.83	$45,410	$28,530	$93,790	290	3.03	0.48
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$21.63	$44,990	$28,690	$93,790	140	3.49	0.55
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$20.84	$43,340	$28,820	$93,790	560	3.61	0.57

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Nebraska	$21.21	$44,120	4,210	0.65
Colorado	$23.28	$48,410	15,810	0.87
Iowa	$20.56	$42,750	9,680	0.98
Kansas	$21.03	$43,730	9,140	1.01
Missouri	$21.88	$45,500	16,210	0.87
South Dakota	$20.79	$43,240	4,820	1.67
Wyoming	$21.05	$43,780	1,450	0.81

See the national page for Light Truck Drivers (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.