SOC 13-1071 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025
How much do Human Resources Specialists make in Omaha, NE-IA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Specialists in Omaha, NE-IA is $61,840. The 10th percentile is $42,120 and the 90th percentile is $100,040. Employment is 4,330.
Median annual wage
$61,840
- 10th percentile
- $42,120
- 25th percentile
- $47,900
- Median
- $61,840
- 75th percentile
- $80,730
- 90th percentile
- $100,040
- Mean
- $67,320
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Human Resources Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $42,120 and the 90th percentile is $100,040. The difference is $57,920, which is 93.7% 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 $47,900 to the 75th at $80,730, covers $32,830.
The mean annual wage is $67,320, which sits above the median of $61,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Omaha, NE-IA median is 18.6% lower than the national median of $75,940 for Human Resources Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,282, which is 11.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 0.1% lower than the Nebraska median of $61,930.
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 $61,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Specialists at $67,282 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 Human Resources Specialists. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 12th 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).).
- Lincoln, NE is 56 miles away, with a median of $63,280 and employment of 1,130. That median is 2.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,097, against $67,282 here.
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 86 miles away, with a median of $63,040 and employment of 280. That median is 1.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,917, against $67,282 here.
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 118 miles away, with a median of $71,600 and employment of 2,450. That median is 15.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,080, against $67,282 here.
Employment share
Human Resources Specialists accounts for 0.87% of wage-and-salary employment in Omaha, NE-IA (4,330 of 498,100). Nationally the occupation is 0.59% of employment (912,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.48 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 · Human Resources Specialists 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 Human Resources Specialists make in Omaha, NE-IA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Specialists in Omaha, NE-IA is $61,840. The 10th percentile is $42,120 and the 90th percentile is $100,040. Employment is 4,330.
How does that compare with the national median for Human Resources Specialists?
The local median is 18.6% lower than the national median of $75,940.
What is Human Resources Specialists 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 $61,840 is $67,282. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Omaha, NE-IA compare with nearby metros for Human Resources Specialists?
Lincoln, NE is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $63,280. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 12th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.