High paying science jobs in Nebraska

Every science 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 science 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

1Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$94,540
Doctoral or professional degree
$45,370 – $143,190770
2School Psychologists$88,980
Master's degree
$66,420 – $125,050440
3Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$83,990
Bachelor's degree
$56,290 – $115,100630
4Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$80,970
Doctoral or professional degree
$52,330 – $111,020620
5Soil and Plant Scientists$77,500
Bachelor's degree
$40,030 – $121,060640
6Chemists$74,890
Bachelor's degree
$62,280 – $128,510350
7Urban and Regional Planners$74,830
Master's degree
$53,770 – $99,820360
8Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$64,040
Bachelor's degree
$52,110 – $101,190510
9Biological Technicians$48,220
Bachelor's degree
$35,380 – $67,200600
10Agricultural Technicians$47,420
Associate's degree
$36,050 – $61,880580

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	Clinical and Counseling PsychologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$94,540	$45,370 – $143,190	770
2	School PsychologistsMaster's degree	$88,980	$66,420 – $125,050	440
3	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$83,990	$56,290 – $115,100	630
4	Medical Scientists, Except EpidemiologistsDoctoral or professional degree	$80,970	$52,330 – $111,020	620
5	Soil and Plant ScientistsBachelor's degree	$77,500	$40,030 – $121,060	640
6	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$74,890	$62,280 – $128,510	350
7	Urban and Regional PlannersMaster's degree	$74,830	$53,770 – $99,820	360
8	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$64,040	$52,110 – $101,190	510
9	Biological TechniciansBachelor's degree	$48,220	$35,380 – $67,200	600
10	Agricultural TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,420	$36,050 – $61,880	580

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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