High paying management jobs in Lincoln, NE

Every management occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Lincoln, NE. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single management 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 Lincoln, NE run 8.4% below the national average (2024), so a Lincoln, NE salary is worth about 1.09× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Lincoln, NE · Employed

1Chief Executives$217,780
Bachelor's degree
$101,930 – $488,020460
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$139,670
Bachelor's degree
$105,140 – $219,260370
3Financial Managers$131,150
Bachelor's degree
$81,300 – $221,9701,010
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$130,340
Bachelor's degree
$96,040 – $205,1701,110
5Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$128,640
Master's degree
$100,410 – $128,640210
6Human Resources Managers$123,830
Bachelor's degree
$76,850 – $196,210300
7Natural Sciences Managers$122,670
Bachelor's degree
$66,320 – $180,650160
8Sales Managers$120,430
Bachelor's degree
$63,700 – $233,710560
9Fundraising Managers$112,190
Bachelor's degree
$63,180 – $179,670120
10Managers, All Other$111,440
Bachelor's degree
$62,860 – $171,430680
11Industrial Production Managers$108,580
Bachelor's degree
$75,170 – $170,010360
12Marketing Managers$107,980
Bachelor's degree
$65,590 – $189,030330
13Medical and Health Services Managers$106,640
Bachelor's degree
$73,640 – $173,990600
14Purchasing Managers$106,080
Bachelor's degree
$77,480 – $170,58090
15Administrative Services Managers$104,860
Bachelor's degree
$68,250 – $172,560550
16Public Relations Managers$103,570
Bachelor's degree
$63,570 – $182,76090
17Education Administrators, Postsecondary$102,750
Master's degree
$61,520 – $224,160540
18Training and Development Managers$100,490
Bachelor's degree
$70,790 – $161,46070
19Construction Managers$99,060
Bachelor's degree
$63,160 – $160,540600
20Facilities Managers$98,360
Bachelor's degree
$60,780 – $136,290260
21Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$94,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,120 – $147,100220
22General and Operations Managers$92,780
Bachelor's degree
$50,070 – $199,0203,680
23Social and Community Service Managers$74,840
Bachelor's degree
$51,780 – $104,080310
24Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$71,200
Bachelor's degree
$45,870 – $99,94070
25Lodging Managers$67,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,440 – $93,30080
26Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$61,730
Bachelor's degree
$37,860 – $100,570110
27Food Service Managers$61,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,600 – $96,300280

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

#	Occupation	MedianLincoln, NE	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$217,780	$101,930 – $488,020	460
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$139,670	$105,140 – $219,260	370
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$131,150	$81,300 – $221,970	1,010
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$130,340	$96,040 – $205,170	1,110
5	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$128,640	$100,410 – $128,640	210
6	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$123,830	$76,850 – $196,210	300
7	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$122,670	$66,320 – $180,650	160
8	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,430	$63,700 – $233,710	560
9	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$112,190	$63,180 – $179,670	120
10	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$111,440	$62,860 – $171,430	680
11	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,580	$75,170 – $170,010	360
12	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,980	$65,590 – $189,030	330
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,640	$73,640 – $173,990	600
14	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$106,080	$77,480 – $170,580	90
15	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,860	$68,250 – $172,560	550
16	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,570	$63,570 – $182,760	90
17	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$102,750	$61,520 – $224,160	540
18	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,490	$70,790 – $161,460	70
19	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$99,060	$63,160 – $160,540	600
20	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$98,360	$60,780 – $136,290	260
21	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,140	$61,120 – $147,100	220
22	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$92,780	$50,070 – $199,020	3,680
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$74,840	$51,780 – $104,080	310
24	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingBachelor's degree	$71,200	$45,870 – $99,940	70
25	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,990	$51,440 – $93,300	80
26	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$61,730	$37,860 – $100,570	110
27	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,240	$49,600 – $96,300	280

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Lincoln, NE. 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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