How much do Food Service Managers make in Lincoln, NE?

Percentile spread

For Food Service Managers, the published 10th percentile is $49,600 and the 90th percentile is $96,300. The difference is $46,700, which is 76.3% 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 $55,520 to the 75th at $78,000, covers $22,480.

The mean annual wage is $68,920, which sits above the median of $61,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 11.7% lower than the national median of $69,390 for Food Service Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,870, which is 3.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% higher than the Nebraska median of $60,450.

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 $61,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Service Managers at $66,870 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Service Managers. Lincoln, NE ranks 9th of 11 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 $62,940 and employment of 910. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,479, against $66,870 here.
• Grand Island, NE is 81 miles away, with a median of $57,240 and employment of 60. That median is 6.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,054, against $66,870 here.
• Manhattan, KS is 108 miles away, with a median of $70,860 and employment of 100. That median is 15.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,592, against $66,870 here.

Employment share

Food Service Managers accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (280 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.15% of employment (238,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 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.