How much do Biological Scientists, All Other make in Omaha, NE-IA?

Percentile spread

For Biological Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $53,410 and the 90th percentile is $113,360. The difference is $59,950, which is 68.1% 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 $74,670 to the 75th at $98,640, covers $23,970.

The mean annual wage is $86,050, which sits below the median of $88,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Omaha, NE-IA median is 11% lower than the national median of $98,920 for Biological Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $95,821, which is 3.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.4% higher than the Nebraska median of $82,770.

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 $88,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Scientists, All Other at $95,821 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Scientists, All Other. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 3rd of 5 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).).

• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 118 miles away, with a median of $99,420 and employment of 130. That median is 12.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,418, against $95,821 here.
• Ames, IA is 130 miles away, with a median of $82,720 and employment of 160. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,122, against $95,821 here.
• Manhattan, KS is 143 miles away, with a median of $88,610 and employment of 50. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,279, against $95,821 here.

Employment share

Biological Scientists, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Omaha, NE-IA (100 of 498,100). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (55,850 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.56 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.