The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Nebraska For 2026
Curious about which professions offer the highest salaries? Wondering how much your dentist earns for all that work they do?
Our inquisitive nature led us to dive deep into the highest-paying careers in Nebraska. If you haven’t guessed yet, we love analyzing data!
After a comprehensive analysis by our data science team, we found that Operators and Truck Drivers are currently the highest earners in Nebraska.
Here’s a snapshot of the top ten highest-paying jobs in Nebraska:
- Operator And Truck Driver
- Clinical Physician Assistant
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Owner/Operator
- Public Health Dentist
- Family Practitioner
- Emergency Medicine Specialist
- Driver/Owner Operator
- Contractor-Registered Nurse
- Director Of User Experience
How We Determined the Highest Paid Jobs in Nebraska for 2026
To compile our salary estimates, Zippia relies on data sourced from publicly available resources, including the most recent release from March 2024 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others. Our data science team enhances this information by continuously scanning millions of job postings for published salaries. We then align these salaries with company data, locations, and job titles from various datasets. Finally, we calculate a weighted average to provide an estimated salary for each job title in Nebraska.
In total, our team analyzed salary data across all 11 job categories in Nebraska to pinpoint the highest earners.
Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Nebraska
| Rank | Job Title | Average Salary | Entry Level Salary | # Of People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Operator And Truck Driver | $194,057 | $135,000 | 2,620 |
| 2 | Clinical Physician Assistant | $167,945 | $110,000 | 1,088 |
| 3 | Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist | $163,948 | $108,000 | 1,203 |
| 4 | Owner/operator | $159,651 | $109,000 | 2,583 |
| 5 | Public Health Dentist | $147,450 | $90,000 | 1,336 |
| 6 | Family Practitioner | $144,836 | $85,000 | 1,145 |
| 7 | Emergency Medicine Specialist | $143,235 | $85,000 | 1,191 |
| 8 | Driver/owner Operator | $115,143 | $60,000 | 2,482 |
| 9 | Contractor-Registered Nurse | $98,118 | $62,000 | 1,108 |
| 10 | Director Of User Experience | $93,284 | $62,000 | 2,565 |
| 11 | Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner | $91,357 | $50,000 | 1,183 |
Author
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.
