SOC 51-3092 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Food Batchmakers make in Omaha, NE-IA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Food Batchmakers in Omaha, NE-IA is $40,460. The 10th percentile is $31,840 and the 90th percentile is $54,720. Employment is 750.
Median annual wage
$40,460
- 10th percentile
- $31,840
- 25th percentile
- $38,440
- Median
- $40,460
- 75th percentile
- $47,790
- 90th percentile
- $54,720
- Mean
- $43,920
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Food Batchmakers, the published 10th percentile is $31,840 and the 90th percentile is $54,720. The difference is $22,880, which is 56.5% 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 $38,440 to the 75th at $47,790, covers $9,350.
The mean annual wage is $43,920, which sits above the median of $40,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Omaha, NE-IA median is 4.3% lower than the national median of $42,290 for Food Batchmakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,021, which is 4.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.8% lower than the Nebraska median of $41,210.
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 $40,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Batchmakers at $44,021 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Batchmakers. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 7th of 9 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).).
- Lincoln, NE is 56 miles away, with a median of $44,600 and employment of 90. That median is 10.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,700, against $44,021 here.
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 86 miles away, with a median of $46,010 and employment of 350. That median is 13.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,219, against $44,021 here.
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 118 miles away, with a median of $47,010 and employment of 500. That median is 16.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,264, against $44,021 here.
Employment share
Food Batchmakers accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Omaha, NE-IA (750 of 498,100). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (174,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.34 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Omaha, NE-IA · Food Batchmakers 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 Food Batchmakers make in Omaha, NE-IA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Food Batchmakers in Omaha, NE-IA is $40,460. The 10th percentile is $31,840 and the 90th percentile is $54,720. Employment is 750.
How does that compare with the national median for Food Batchmakers?
The local median is 4.3% lower than the national median of $42,290.
What is Food Batchmakers 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 $40,460 is $44,021. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Omaha, NE-IA compare with nearby metros for Food Batchmakers?
Lincoln, NE is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $44,600. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 7th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.