High paying creative and media jobs in Nebraska

Every creative and media occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Nebraska. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single creative and media job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Nebraska run 9.9% below the national average (2024), so a Nebraska salary is worth about 1.11× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Nebraska.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Nebraska · Employed

1Interior Designers$64,870
Bachelor's degree
$43,840 – $100,200430
2Public Relations Specialists$61,780
Bachelor's degree
$41,490 – $93,9901,590
3Graphic Designers$56,700
Bachelor's degree
$37,440 – $78,8401,670
4Interpreters and Translators$53,050
Bachelor's degree
$41,860 – $87,480570
5Producers and Directors$52,580
Bachelor's degree
$33,750 – $101,070470
6Coaches and Scouts$47,810
Bachelor's degree
$28,940 – $94,9201,180
7Editors$46,320
Bachelor's degree
$32,280 – $72,740360
8News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$40,420
Bachelor's degree
$35,930 – $78,360350
9Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$37,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,940 – $52,900680
10Floral Designers$35,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,080 – $46,350390

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianNebraska	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Interior DesignersBachelor's degree	$64,870	$43,840 – $100,200	430
2	Public Relations SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,780	$41,490 – $93,990	1,590
3	Graphic DesignersBachelor's degree	$56,700	$37,440 – $78,840	1,670
4	Interpreters and TranslatorsBachelor's degree	$53,050	$41,860 – $87,480	570
5	Producers and DirectorsBachelor's degree	$52,580	$33,750 – $101,070	470
6	Coaches and ScoutsBachelor's degree	$47,810	$28,940 – $94,920	1,180
7	EditorsBachelor's degree	$46,320	$32,280 – $72,740	360
8	News Analysts, Reporters, and JournalistsBachelor's degree	$40,420	$35,930 – $78,360	350
9	Merchandise Displayers and Window TrimmersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,980	$30,940 – $52,900	680
10	Floral DesignersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,930	$28,080 – $46,350	390

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Nebraska. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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