SOC 17-2011 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations · May 2025
How much do Aerospace Engineers make in Omaha, NE-IA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Aerospace Engineers in Omaha, NE-IA is $171,380. The 10th percentile is $114,740 and the 90th percentile is $217,240. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$171,380
- 10th percentile
- $114,740
- 25th percentile
- $165,270
- Median
- $171,380
- 75th percentile
- $180,880
- 90th percentile
- $217,240
- Mean
- $172,720
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
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Percentile spread
For Aerospace Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $114,740 and the 90th percentile is $217,240. The difference is $102,500, which is 59.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $165,270 to the 75th at $180,880, covers $15,610.
The mean annual wage is $172,720, which sits above the median of $171,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Omaha, NE-IA median is 27% higher than the national median of $134,960 for Aerospace Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $186,463, which is 38.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 26.3% higher than the Nebraska median of $135,670.
Omaha, NE-IA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Nebraska, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Omaha, NE-IA is 91.911, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $171,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Aerospace Engineers at $186,463 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Aerospace Engineers. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 1st of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Kansas City, MO-KS is 183 miles away, with a median of $105,730 and employment of 300. That median is 38.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,250, against $186,463 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Omaha, NE-IA · Aerospace Engineers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Aerospace Engineers make in Omaha, NE-IA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Aerospace Engineers in Omaha, NE-IA is $171,380. The 10th percentile is $114,740 and the 90th percentile is $217,240.
How does that compare with the national median for Aerospace Engineers?
The local median is 27% higher than the national median of $134,960.
What is Aerospace Engineers pay in Omaha, NE-IA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Omaha, NE-IA is 91.911, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $171,380 is $186,463. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Omaha, NE-IA compare with nearby metros for Aerospace Engineers?
Kansas City, MO-KS is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 183 miles away, at $105,730. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.