Retail Salespersons Salary in Nebraska

Retail Salespersons in Nebraska have a median of $31,870 a year, below the national $35,410 (−10%); the state ranks 36th of 51 states by median. That is 35% less than the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming, Missouri and Kansas pay more (up to $37,950 in Colorado) and Iowa pays less (down to $31,360 in Iowa). Nebraska employs 22,780 retail salespersons, 22.2 per 1,000 jobs, the 38th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 0.89 is close to the national share.

Nebraska vs the United States, May 2025

Retail Salespersons: 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$13.50$13.92$15.32$17.72$22.30$16.9322,78022.240.89
Annual$28,080$28,950$31,870$36,860$46,380$35,220
United StatesHourly$13.08$14.38$17.03$18.59$23.02$17.943,897,860––
Annual$27,210$29,900$35,410$38,670$47,890$37,310
$0$20k$40k$60k10th10th: $28,080$28,08025th25th: $28,950$28,950MedianMedian: $31,870$31,87075th75th: $36,860$36,86090th90th: $46,380$46,380US 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
36th of 51 states
Rank by employment
38th of 51 states
Location quotient
0.89
Jobs per 1,000
22.24

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 retail salespersons, 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
Omaha, NE-IA$15.99$33,260$28,280$46,49012,08024.260.97
Lincoln, NE$14.90$30,990$28,080$45,1304,08022.340.89
Grand Island, NE$14.82$30,830$28,080$41,1501,07027.161.08
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$14.50$30,150$24,180$45,7702,22029.551.18
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$15.02$31,240$28,080$47,1701,94020.230.81
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$14.95$31,100$28,080$47,8403,38021.790.87
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$14.73$30,630$28,080$50,1201,16029.691.18

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Nebraska$15.32$31,87022,7800.89
Colorado$18.25$37,95076,6601.06
Iowa$15.08$31,36041,0001.05
Kansas$15.47$32,18033,3600.93
Missouri$16.09$33,46067,1400.91
South Dakota$16.52$34,37014,1801.24
Wyoming$16.50$34,3108,7701.25

See the national page for Retail Salespersons (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.