High paying management jobs in Nebraska

Every management 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 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 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

1Chief Executives$214,680
Bachelor's degree
$107,200 – $515,3602,510
2Architectural and Engineering Managers$141,020
Bachelor's degree
$103,070 – $222,2401,510
3Financial Managers$140,360
Bachelor's degree
$89,990 – $227,6405,630
4Computer and Information Systems Managers$135,780
Bachelor's degree
$97,360 – $211,5005,070
5Human Resources Managers$129,460
Bachelor's degree
$81,990 – $205,1801,660
6Sales Managers$126,990
Bachelor's degree
$72,410 – $227,8703,000
7Purchasing Managers$124,010
Bachelor's degree
$77,690 – $183,930440
8Natural Sciences Managers$120,620
Bachelor's degree
$65,140 – $189,000550
9Managers, All Other$116,430
Bachelor's degree
$59,240 – $188,4902,640
10Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$110,580
Master's degree
$85,370 – $156,5801,860
11Marketing Managers$110,570
Bachelor's degree
$74,510 – $194,6501,910
12Medical and Health Services Managers$107,700
Bachelor's degree
$78,790 – $180,8403,770
13Industrial Production Managers$107,200
Bachelor's degree
$75,110 – $171,2402,160
14Administrative Services Managers$105,720
Bachelor's degree
$71,900 – $170,9102,600
15Training and Development Managers$105,710
Bachelor's degree
$72,800 – $182,120440
16Public Relations Managers$104,440
Bachelor's degree
$64,580 – $182,760330
17Facilities Managers$102,150
Bachelor's degree
$64,480 – $159,8301,430
18Construction Managers$100,820
Bachelor's degree
$63,840 – $158,1403,430
19Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$97,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,320 – $147,1101,420
20Fundraising Managers$97,230
Bachelor's degree
$63,270 – $179,670400
21Education Administrators, Postsecondary$96,030
Master's degree
$61,520 – $215,1301,560
22General and Operations Managers$85,090
Bachelor's degree
$48,010 – $193,08024,030
23Social and Community Service Managers$73,790
Bachelor's degree
$50,740 – $111,8401,320
24Lodging Managers$67,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,990 – $96,250330
25Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,380 – $111,8801,530
26Food Service Managers$60,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,690 – $92,4502,050
27Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$56,160
Bachelor's degree
$43,570 – $97,570550

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	Chief ExecutivesBachelor's degree	$214,680	$107,200 – $515,360	2,510
2	Architectural and Engineering ManagersBachelor's degree	$141,020	$103,070 – $222,240	1,510
3	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$140,360	$89,990 – $227,640	5,630
4	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$135,780	$97,360 – $211,500	5,070
5	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$129,460	$81,990 – $205,180	1,660
6	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$126,990	$72,410 – $227,870	3,000
7	Purchasing ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,010	$77,690 – $183,930	440
8	Natural Sciences ManagersBachelor's degree	$120,620	$65,140 – $189,000	550
9	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$116,430	$59,240 – $188,490	2,640
10	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$110,580	$85,370 – $156,580	1,860
11	Marketing ManagersBachelor's degree	$110,570	$74,510 – $194,650	1,910
12	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,700	$78,790 – $180,840	3,770
13	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$107,200	$75,110 – $171,240	2,160
14	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,720	$71,900 – $170,910	2,600
15	Training and Development ManagersBachelor's degree	$105,710	$72,800 – $182,120	440
16	Public Relations ManagersBachelor's degree	$104,440	$64,580 – $182,760	330
17	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$102,150	$64,480 – $159,830	1,430
18	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,820	$63,840 – $158,140	3,430
19	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,380	$64,320 – $147,110	1,420
20	Fundraising ManagersBachelor's degree	$97,230	$63,270 – $179,670	400
21	Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree	$96,030	$61,520 – $215,130	1,560
22	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$85,090	$48,010 – $193,080	24,030
23	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$73,790	$50,740 – $111,840	1,320
24	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,990	$49,990 – $96,250	330
25	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,610	$43,380 – $111,880	1,530
26	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,450	$46,690 – $92,450	2,050
27	Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareBachelor's degree	$56,160	$43,570 – $97,570	550

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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Pay varies more between metros than between states — the spread inside one state is often wider than the gap between two.

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