How much do Civil Engineers make in Lincoln, NE?

Percentile spread

For Civil Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $64,240 and the 90th percentile is $135,760. The difference is $71,520, which is 74.8% 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 $72,380 to the 75th at $121,010, covers $48,630.

The mean annual wage is $97,390, which sits above the median of $95,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 5.2% lower than the national median of $100,840 for Civil Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $104,345, which is 3.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.4% lower than the Nebraska median of $103,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lincoln, NE is 91.581, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $95,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Civil Engineers at $104,345 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Civil Engineers. Lincoln, NE ranks 8th of 12 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).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 56 miles away, with a median of $102,020 and employment of 1,240. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,999, against $104,345 here.
• Grand Island, NE is 81 miles away, with a median of $90,910 and employment of 40. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,908, against $104,345 here.
• Manhattan, KS is 108 miles away, with a median of $96,030 and employment of 180. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,508, against $104,345 here.

Employment share

Civil Engineers accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (530 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (367,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.23 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.