Highest Paying Jobs In Omaha, NE For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Omaha include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Omaha area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 28 highest-paying jobs in Omaha in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Omaha require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Omaha is Anesthesiologist, with an average annual salary of $469,112 and an entry-level salary of $230,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Omaha, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Omaha can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Omaha, Nebraska:

Anesthesiologist – $469,112
Neurosurgeon – $353,790
Rheumatologist – $350,086
Cardiologist – $329,348
Physiatrist – $326,251
Assistant Professor Of Surgery – $316,836
Psychiatrist – $294,941
Physician – $275,029
Medical Director – $273,325
Operator And Truck Driver – $263,689

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Omaha

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Anesthesiologist	$469,112	$230,000
2	Neurosurgeon	$353,790	$182,000
3	Rheumatologist	$350,086	$170,000
4	Cardiologist	$329,348	$167,000
5	Physiatrist	$326,251	$168,000
6	Assistant Professor Of Surgery	$316,836	$157,000
7	Psychiatrist	$294,941	$168,000
8	Physician	$275,029	$144,000
9	Medical Director	$273,325	$174,000
10	Operator And Truck Driver	$263,689	$139,000
11	Endocrinologist	$263,295	$160,000
12	Nephrologist	$258,363	$152,000
13	Pulmonary Physician	$257,426	$136,000
14	Obstetrician/Gynecologist	$256,647	$151,000
15	Pediatric Neurologist	$252,320	$144,000
16	Neurologist	$246,512	$137,000
17	Consultant And Sales Representative	$243,108	$170,000
18	General Internist	$237,198	$146,000
19	Senior Vice President	$232,863	$137,000
20	Hospitalist	$228,807	$148,000
21	Internal Medicine Physician	$225,835	$131,000
22	Vascular Neurologist	$225,515	$128,000
23	Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist	$222,941	$138,000
24	Physical Medicine Physician	$221,111	$108,000
25	Family Medicine Physician	$217,083	$125,000
26	Gastroenterologist	$200,398	$120,000
27	Family Practice Physician	$196,994	$117,000
28	Pediatrician	$194,342	$122,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Omaha for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Omaha, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Omaha.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Omaha to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Omaha.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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