How much do Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other make in Omaha, NE-IA?

Percentile spread

For Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $34,850 and the 90th percentile is $61,470. The difference is $26,620, which is 55.4% 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 $34,850 to the 75th at $61,470, covers $26,620.

The mean annual wage is $46,250, which sits below the median of $48,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Omaha, NE-IA median is 34.1% higher than the national median of $35,840 for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,301, which is 45.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.1% higher than the Nebraska median of $46,170.

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 $48,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other at $52,301 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 1st of 3 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 $34,290 and employment of 40. That median is 28.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,393, against $52,301 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 183 miles away, with a median of $35,820. That median is 25.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,706, against $52,301 here.