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160 Jobs That Pay Over $75K in Nebraska (2025)

Last updated: 2025 BLS data · Page refreshed: 2026-05-19

There are 160 occupations in Nebraska with a median salary above $75K per year. The highest-paying is Cardiologists at $646,300/year. Based on 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025

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Average Salary by State

Average salaries across all 50 states. Click a state to see its $75K+ jobs.

$57,873

$89,679

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $63,963 AK $79,599 AZ $72,019 AR $58,447 CA $83,172 CO $76,493 CT $78,019 DE $71,614 DC $89,679 FL $67,772 GA $69,372 HI $73,976 ID $67,243 IL $74,900 IN $68,360 IA $68,184 KS $65,075 KY $66,085 LA $62,928 ME $70,351 MD $79,476 MA $81,221 MI $70,102 MN $79,901 MS $57,873 MO $67,599 MT $65,918 NE $68,499 NV $69,352 NH $75,725 NJ $80,366 NM $68,121 NY $83,189 NC $67,685 ND $70,391 OH $69,737 OK $63,871 OR $75,924 PA $70,617 RI $78,209 SC $66,430 SD $64,417 TN $66,638 TX $68,700 UT $68,195 VT $74,078 VA $73,984 WA $86,472 WV $62,235 WI $71,762 WY $66,073

160
Jobs Over $75K

$646,300

#1: Cardiologists

$116,163

Avg of Qualifying Jobs

195,060

Workers in These Jobs

All 160 Jobs Paying Over $75K in Nebraska

Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown.

#	Occupation	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Workers
1	Cardiologists	$646,300	$627,390	170
2	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$507,770	$456,110	200
3	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$371,880	$353,880	390
4	Dermatologists	$359,580	$352,480	N/A
5	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$342,570	$300,500	180
6	Anesthesiologists	$334,210	$369,590	260
7	Neurologists	$269,270	$266,560	80
8	Nurse Anesthetists	$246,730	$255,610	430
9	Physicians, Pathologists	$229,140	$269,160	90
10	Family Medicine Physicians	$228,590	$259,630	830
11	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$221,360	$226,440	900
12	Chief Executives	$214,680	$264,120	2,510
13	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$208,180	$197,450	160
14	Dentists, General	$179,750	$186,420	790
15	Pediatricians, General	$175,990	$210,390	290
16	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$141,020	$154,310	1,510
17	Financial Managers	$140,360	$155,410	5,630
18	Pharmacists	$139,330	$136,260	2,450
19	Nurse Midwives	$138,880	$137,300	N/A
20	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$135,780	$147,830	5,070
21	Aerospace Engineers	$135,670	$145,420	130
22	Psychiatrists	$135,180	$196,590	180
23	Computer Hardware Engineers	$134,950	$137,560	80
24	Database Architects	$134,320	$135,170	610
25	Physician Assistants	$133,040	$132,810	1,330
26	Nurse Practitioners	$132,130	$131,710	2,340
27	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$131,650	$156,450	60
28	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$130,980	$129,270	90
29	Human Resources Managers	$129,460	$139,170	1,660
30	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$127,690	$143,540	100
31	Sales Managers	$126,990	$141,810	3,000
32	Optometrists	$125,040	$132,660	340
33	Purchasing Managers	$124,010	$129,590	440
34	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$121,630	$129,020	140
35	Environmental Engineers	$120,620	$120,150	270
36	Natural Sciences Managers	$120,620	$122,280	550
37	Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers	$117,690	$102,760	140
38	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$117,060	$128,540	30
39	Computer Network Architects	$116,420	$118,960	1,350
40	Air Traffic Controllers	$111,710	$113,210	70
41	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$111,460	$111,970	200
42	Software Developers	$110,900	$115,590	7,260
43	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$110,580	$116,560	1,860
44	Marketing Managers	$110,570	$127,360	1,910
45	Lawyers	$109,170	$133,490	3,490
46	Nuclear Power Reactor Operators	$108,650	$115,340	50
47	Medical and Health Services Managers	$107,700	$126,560	3,770
48	Electrical Engineers	$107,260	$107,140	1,060
49	Industrial Production Managers	$107,200	$118,390	2,160
50	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$106,380	$114,570	160
51	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$106,100	$104,350	730
52	Administrative Services Managers	$105,720	$117,130	2,600
53	Training and Development Managers	$105,710	$121,000	440
54	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$104,850	$106,850	60
55	Commercial Pilots	$104,780	$103,300	290
56	Public Relations Managers	$104,440	$117,790	330
57	Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$104,320	$99,750	120
58	Veterinarians	$103,500	$123,810	780
59	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$103,230	$102,010	90
60	Civil Engineers	$103,150	$106,860	2,360
61	Actuaries	$102,790	$112,580	270
62	Facilities Managers	$102,150	$107,920	1,430
63	Construction Managers	$100,820	$107,500	3,430
64	Petroleum Engineers	$100,800	$120,870	150
65	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$100,530	$103,850	290
66	Database Administrators	$100,020	$103,060	610
67	Radiation Therapists	$98,670	$114,800	120
68	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$98,570	$96,770	240
69	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,460	$108,010	70
70	Chemical Engineers	$98,310	$107,760	130
71	Operations Research Analysts	$98,300	$101,330	330
72	Materials Engineers	$98,270	$100,320	160
73	Data Scientists	$98,230	$98,980	1,980
74	Power Plant Operators	$98,210	$97,900	360
75	Industrial Engineers	$98,170	$99,980	1,160
76	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$98,010	$98,160	1,240
77	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,640	$105,190	250
78	Audiologists	$97,460	$96,520	90
79	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$97,380	$102,100	1,420
80	Fundraising Managers	$97,230	$109,690	400
81	Physical Therapists	$97,090	$95,890	2,140
82	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$96,030	$112,380	1,560
83	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$95,860	$100,750	390
84	Computer Programmers	$95,150	$99,020	1,090
85	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$94,540	$99,180	770
86	Anthropologists and Archeologists	$94,520	$92,050	40
87	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$94,360	$106,280	260
88	Financial Risk Specialists	$94,280	$92,760	250
89	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	$94,040	$94,060	150
90	Occupational Therapists	$93,740	$91,620	1,500
91	Personal Financial Advisors	$93,280	$129,590	2,210
92	Dental Hygienists	$92,580	$88,990	1,280
93	Information Security Analysts	$92,550	$102,210	1,210
94	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$92,150	$87,800	1,490
95	Computer Systems Analysts	$91,810	$96,880	2,440
96	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$91,530	$96,580	620
97	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$91,140	$102,170	250
98	Sales Engineers	$90,140	$97,720	130
99	Emergency Management Directors	$89,740	$96,940	120
100	School Psychologists	$88,980	$92,260	440
101	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,690	$110,100	530
102	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$88,610	$88,170	440
103	Mechanical Engineers	$88,060	$96,820	950
104	Gas Plant Operators	$87,790	$87,760	270
105	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,380	$92,430	50
106	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$85,550	$87,510	110
107	Financial and Investment Analysts	$85,320	$94,830	N/A
108	General and Operations Managers	$85,090	$106,770	24,030
109	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,050	$94,230	150
110	Registered Nurses	$84,730	$88,330	24,720
111	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$84,700	$91,640	1,560
112	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$84,400	$91,140	1,700
113	Speech-Language Pathologists	$84,350	$87,030	1,310
114	Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$83,990	$85,160	630
115	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$83,890	$88,960	80
116	Statisticians	$83,480	$84,790	140
117	Epidemiologists	$83,240	$83,610	80
118	Budget Analysts	$83,010	$88,120	200
119	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$82,980	$95,720	1,870
120	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,720	$89,010	300
121	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$82,710	$83,450	290
122	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$82,670	$86,220	780
123	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$82,560	$112,800	2,150
124	Labor Relations Specialists	$81,910	$89,510	270
125	Respiratory Therapists	$81,590	$80,710	840
126	Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$81,500	$81,440	50
127	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,190	$100,660	500
128	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$80,970	$84,250	620
129	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,960	$108,000	2,760
130	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$80,810	$84,950	370
131	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$80,490	$83,050	340
132	Web Developers	$80,350	$82,350	230
133	Project Management Specialists	$80,150	$86,240	3,190
134	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$80,050	$78,670	250
135	Loan Officers	$79,840	$89,530	2,710
136	Credit Analysts	$79,730	$83,660	510
137	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,310	$88,600	270
138	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,180	$90,600	90
139	Instructional Coordinators	$79,150	$80,080	1,370
140	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$79,140	$73,900	40
141	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,950	$87,560	600
142	Funeral Home Managers	$78,590	$80,650	110
143	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,450	$88,050	500
144	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$77,850	$80,800	4,610
145	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,540	$94,740	60
146	Soil and Plant Scientists	$77,500	$76,950	640
147	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,340	$88,660	170
148	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$76,770	$75,970	60
149	Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$76,480	$75,450	60
150	Conservation Scientists	$76,400	$77,930	220
151	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,230	$75,740	70
152	Bailiffs	$76,090	$66,830	50
153	Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$75,940	$66,120	130
154	Economists	$75,880	$86,280	90
155	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$75,830	$76,730	3,160
156	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$75,570	$76,900	6,020
157	Management Analysts	$75,360	$85,140	2,740
158	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,280	$76,190	80
159	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,200	$85,880	490
160	Insurance Underwriters	$75,120	$76,900	1,410

Nebraska High-Salary Insights

The $75K+ jobs in Nebraska are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners, Management, and Legal fields.

26.2% of all tracked occupations in NE earn a median salary above $75K. The entry point for this group is $75,120/year (Insurance Underwriters), while the top earner makes $646,300/year.

Nebraska ranks #39 among all 50 states for the number of $75K+ jobs.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many jobs pay over $75K a year in Nebraska?

According to 2025 BLS data, there are 160 occupations in Nebraska with a median annual salary above $75K. This represents 26.2% of all tracked occupations in NE.

What is the highest paying job in Nebraska?

The highest paying occupation in Nebraska is Cardiologists with a median salary of $646,300 per year based on 2025 BLS OEWS data.

What is the minimum salary to be on the $75K+ list in Nebraska?

The entry point for the $75K+ list in Nebraska is $75,120/year (Insurance Underwriters). Any occupation with a median salary above $75K qualifies for this list.

What is the average salary of $75K+ jobs in Nebraska?

The average median salary among all 160 occupations that pay over $75K in Nebraska is $116,163 per year (2025 data).

How can I get a job that pays over $75K in Nebraska?

High-paying jobs in Nebraska typically require specialized education, certifications, or significant experience. Common fields include healthcare, technology, management, and engineering. Investing in relevant skills through certifications and advanced degrees can help you reach the $75K+ salary range. Check individual job pages for specific requirements.

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Data Source & Methodology

This list includes all occupations with BLS-published state-level median salary data above $75K per year. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. See our Methodology page for details.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics