SOC 49-3053 · Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · May 2025

How much do Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics make in Lincoln, NE?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in Lincoln, NE is $48,630. The 10th percentile is $35,570 and the 90th percentile is $70,410. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$48,630

10th percentile
$35,570
25th percentile
$41,610
Median
$48,630
75th percentile
$64,260
90th percentile
$70,410
Mean
$51,090

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics, the published 10th percentile is $35,570 and the 90th percentile is $70,410. The difference is $34,840, which is 71.6% 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 $41,610 to the 75th at $64,260, covers $22,650.

The mean annual wage is $51,090, which sits above the median of $48,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 1.6% higher than the national median of $47,880 for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,101, which is 10.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% lower than the Nebraska median of $49,710.

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 $48,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics at $53,101 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics. Lincoln, NE ranks 3rd of 5 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 $57,030 and employment of 100. That median is 17.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,049, against $53,101 here.
  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 170 miles away, with a median of $47,270 and employment of 100. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,548, against $53,101 here.
  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 183 miles away, with a median of $51,140 and employment of 130. That median is 5.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,261, against $53,101 here.

Employment share

Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (50 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (36,060 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.18 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 Lincoln, NE · Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 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 Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics make in Lincoln, NE?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics in Lincoln, NE is $48,630. The 10th percentile is $35,570 and the 90th percentile is $70,410. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics?

The local median is 1.6% higher than the national median of $47,880.

What is Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics pay in Lincoln, NE after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lincoln, NE is 91.581, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,630 is $53,101. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lincoln, NE compare with nearby metros for Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics?

Omaha, NE-IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $57,030. Lincoln, NE ranks 3rd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.