High paying office and admin jobs in Nebraska

Every office and admin 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 office and admin 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

1Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$66,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,570 – $94,6901,860
2Cargo and Freight Agents$62,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,630 – $82,200390
3First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,990 – $87,8409,930
4Brokerage Clerks$60,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,150 – $75,920440
5Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0402,150
6Postal Service Clerks$59,490
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030690
7Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,280640
8Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,630 – $78,2201,690
9Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,320 – $74,360910
10Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$53,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,790 – $95,2601,500
11Public Safety Telecommunicators$50,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,670 – $65,320750
12Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,070 – $67,200540
13Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$49,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,450 – $61,290630
14Loan Interviewers and Clerks$48,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,130 – $62,3001,010
15Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$48,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,850 – $62,3902,520
16Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,150 – $75,0101,210
17Procurement Clerks$47,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,900 – $64,940910
18Billing and Posting Clerks$47,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,810 – $60,9903,310
19New Accounts Clerks$47,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,060 – $65,4001,150
20Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,130
Associate's degree
$37,380 – $60,010440
21Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$47,110
Some college, no degree
$33,060 – $62,46010,050
22Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$46,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,900 – $62,13016,240
23Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$46,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,100 – $57,2004,110
24Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,640 – $64,8601,310
25Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$44,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,300 – $51,4202,280
26Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$44,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,910 – $57,9605,670
27Order Clerks$44,060
Some college, no degree
$35,880 – $59,810440
28Customer Service Representatives$43,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,210 – $59,40015,340
29Bill and Account Collectors$43,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,440 – $56,290730
30File Clerks$40,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,300 – $55,050750
31Data Entry Keyers$39,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,080 – $49,2301,260
32Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$38,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,160 – $67,910690
33Tellers$38,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,490 – $46,3204,590
34Receptionists and Information Clerks$37,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,070 – $47,3506,750
35Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$37,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,610 – $50,390650
36Office Clerks, General$37,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,430 – $51,93010,000
37Couriers and Messengers$34,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,790 – $46,420470
38Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$31,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,390 – $36,4101,650

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	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,210	$48,570 – $94,690	1,860
2	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,500	$40,630 – $82,200	390
3	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,980	$44,990 – $87,840	9,930
4	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,880	$48,150 – $75,920	440
5	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$42,390 – $81,040	2,150
6	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$42,600 – $75,030	690
7	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$45,530 – $75,280	640
8	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,710	$39,630 – $78,220	1,690
9	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,900	$43,320 – $74,360	910
10	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,880	$38,790 – $95,260	1,500
11	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,270	$39,670 – $65,320	750
12	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,940	$36,070 – $67,200	540
13	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,090	$37,450 – $61,290	630
14	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,970	$40,130 – $62,300	1,010
15	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,490	$38,850 – $62,390	2,520
16	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,420	$43,150 – $75,010	1,210
17	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,950	$37,900 – $64,940	910
18	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,410	$36,810 – $60,990	3,310
19	New Accounts ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,140	$38,060 – $65,400	1,150
20	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$47,130	$37,380 – $60,010	440
21	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$47,110	$33,060 – $62,460	10,050
22	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,760	$35,900 – $62,130	16,240
23	Medical Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,100	$38,100 – $57,200	4,110
24	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,800	$29,640 – $64,860	1,310
25	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and LoanHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,130	$37,300 – $51,420	2,280
26	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,110	$34,910 – $57,960	5,670
27	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$44,060	$35,880 – $59,810	440
28	Customer Service RepresentativesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,940	$34,210 – $59,400	15,340
29	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,210	$33,440 – $56,290	730
30	File ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,640	$30,300 – $55,050	750
31	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,600	$28,080 – $49,230	1,260
32	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,840	$29,160 – $67,910	690
33	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,140	$33,490 – $46,320	4,590
34	Receptionists and Information ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,860	$29,070 – $47,350	6,750
35	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,850	$34,610 – $50,390	650
36	Office Clerks, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,820	$28,430 – $51,930	10,000
37	Couriers and MessengersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,600	$28,790 – $46,420	470
38	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,490	$28,390 – $36,410	1,650

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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