Registered Nurses Salary in Nebraska

Registered Nurses in Nebraska have a median of $84,730 a year, below the national $97,550 (−13%); the state ranks 31st of 51 states by median. Registered Nurses earn 73% more than the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Among neighbouring states, Colorado pays more (up to $100,260 in Colorado) and Wyoming, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and South Dakota pay less (down to $78,060 in South Dakota). Nebraska employs 24,720 registered nurses, 24.1 per 1,000 jobs, the 36th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.11 is close to the national share.

Nebraska vs the United States, May 2025

Registered Nurses: 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	$31.74	$38.09	$40.74	$47.90	$51.05	$42.47	24,720	24.14	1.11
Nebraska	Annual	$66,020	$79,240	$84,730	$99,640	$106,190	$88,330	24,720	24.14	1.11
United States	Hourly	$33.14	$38.62	$46.90	$54.02	$66.09	$48.76	3,379,720	–	–
United States	Annual	$68,940	$80,330	$97,550	$112,350	$137,470	$101,420	3,379,720	–	–

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: 31st of 51 states
Rank by employment: 36th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.11
Jobs per 1,000: 24.14

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 registered nurses, 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
Lincoln, NE	$42.08	$87,530	$64,280	$104,010	4,200	23.02	1.06
Omaha, NE-IA	$40.67	$84,600	$69,070	$112,940	13,200	26.50	1.22
Grand Island, NE	$39.71	$82,590	$61,900	$105,940	830	21.08	0.97
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$36.46	$75,840	$62,270	$96,440	1,600	21.31	0.98
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$39.86	$82,900	$62,760	$106,190	3,790	24.46	1.13
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$38.77	$80,640	$66,080	$102,810	2,020	21.03	0.97
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$38.19	$79,430	$64,400	$97,600	950	24.17	1.11

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Nebraska	$40.74	$84,730	24,720	1.11
Colorado	$48.20	$100,260	54,490	0.87
Iowa	$37.80	$78,630	34,420	1.02
Kansas	$38.14	$79,320	33,800	1.08
Missouri	$39.32	$81,780	76,310	1.20
South Dakota	$37.53	$78,060	14,710	1.48
Wyoming	$40.27	$83,760	5,330	0.87

See the national page for Registered Nurses (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.