Software Developers Salary in Nebraska

In Nebraska, software developers earn a median $110,900 a year, well below the national median of $135,980 (−18%); the state ranks 43rd of 50 states by median. Software Developers earn 2.3 times the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Among neighbouring states, Colorado, Missouri, Wyoming, Iowa and Kansas pay more (up to $138,390 in Colorado) and South Dakota pays less (down to $96,310 in South Dakota). Nebraska employs 7,260 software developers, 7.09 per 1,000 jobs, the 32nd 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

Software Developers: 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	$37.27	$43.75	$53.32	$65.19	$76.31	$55.57	7,260	7.09	0.65
Nebraska	Annual	$77,520	$91,000	$110,900	$135,600	$158,720	$115,590	7,260	7.09	0.65
United States	Hourly	$39.64	$50.58	$65.38	$82.68	$103.21	$71.20	1,687,890	–	–
United States	Annual	$82,460	$105,210	$135,980	$171,980	$214,670	$148,100	1,687,890	–	–

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: 43rd of 50 states
Rank by employment: 32nd of 51 states
Location quotient: 0.65
Jobs per 1,000: 7.09

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 software developers, 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	$60.20	$125,220	$80,120	$162,800	3,920	7.88	0.73
Lincoln, NE	$48.89	$101,690	$66,870	$157,780	1,530	8.37	0.77
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$48.63	$101,150	$72,170	$139,990	230	3.01	0.28
Grand Island, NE	$46.28	$96,260	$58,390	$125,720	50	1.25	0.11
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$52.88	$109,990	$67,210	$162,570	140	0.87	0.08
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$48.04	$99,930	$80,420	$162,750	80	0.83	0.08
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$47.62	$99,050	$57,870	$147,310	40	1.00	0.09

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Nebraska	$53.32	$110,900	7,260	0.65
Colorado	$66.53	$138,390	43,320	1.39
Iowa	$55.24	$114,890	9,040	0.53
Kansas	$54.53	$113,420	13,580	0.87
Missouri	$60.64	$126,120	20,020	0.63
South Dakota	$46.30	$96,310	2,380	0.48
Wyoming	$55.37	$115,170	1,510	0.49

See the national page for Software Developers (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.