SOC 29-1229 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Physicians, All Other make in Lincoln, NE?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Lincoln, NE is $326,620. The 10th percentile is $217,140 and the 90th percentile is $456,210. Employment is 170.
Median annual wage
$326,620
- 10th percentile
- $217,140
- 25th percentile
- $258,500
- Median
- $326,620
- 75th percentile
- $439,460
- 90th percentile
- $456,210
- Mean
- $327,320
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Physicians, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $217,140 and the 90th percentile is $456,210. The difference is $239,070, which is 73.2% 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 $258,500 to the 75th at $439,460, covers $180,960.
The mean annual wage is $327,320, which sits above the median of $326,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Lincoln, NE median is 22.8% higher than the national median of $265,930 for Physicians, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $356,646, which is 34.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 12.4% higher than the Nebraska median of $290,470.
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 $326,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Physicians, All Other at $356,646 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Physicians, All Other. Lincoln, NE ranks 3rd of 9 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 $290,460 and employment of 870. That median is 11.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $316,023, against $356,646 here.
- Manhattan, KS is 108 miles away, with a median of $294,890 and employment of 130. That median is 9.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $327,067, against $356,646 here.
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 120 miles away, with a median of $300,040 and employment of 40. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $347,052, against $356,646 here.
Employment share
Physicians, All Other accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (170 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (342,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.42 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 · Physicians, All Other 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 Physicians, All Other make in Lincoln, NE?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Physicians, All Other in Lincoln, NE is $326,620. The 10th percentile is $217,140 and the 90th percentile is $456,210. Employment is 170.
How does that compare with the national median for Physicians, All Other?
The local median is 22.8% higher than the national median of $265,930.
What is Physicians, All Other 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 $326,620 is $356,646. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Lincoln, NE compare with nearby metros for Physicians, All Other?
Omaha, NE-IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $290,460. Lincoln, NE ranks 3rd of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.