How much do Helpers--Production Workers make in Omaha, NE-IA?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Production Workers, the published 10th percentile is $28,080 and the 90th percentile is $55,590. The difference is $27,510, which is 79.5% 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 $28,080 to the 75th at $46,390, covers $18,310.

The mean annual wage is $38,330, which sits above the median of $34,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Omaha, NE-IA median is 11.4% lower than the national median of $39,070 for Helpers--Production Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,667, 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 23.1% lower than the Nebraska median of $45,020.

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 $34,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Production Workers at $37,667 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Production Workers. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 8th of 8 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 $46,430 and employment of 140. That median is 34.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,698, against $37,667 here.
• Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 86 miles away, with a median of $44,170 and employment of 180. That median is 27.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,091, against $37,667 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 118 miles away, with a median of $52,050 and employment of 200. That median is 50.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,761, against $37,667 here.

Employment share

Helpers--Production Workers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Omaha, NE-IA (350 of 498,100). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (165,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 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.