How much do Sewing Machine Operators make in Lincoln, NE?

Percentile spread

For Sewing Machine Operators, the published 10th percentile is $29,420 and the 90th percentile is $67,850. The difference is $38,430, which is 103.3% 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 $31,670 to the 75th at $43,250, covers $11,580.

The mean annual wage is $40,520, which sits above the median of $37,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 1.4% higher than the national median of $36,670 for Sewing Machine Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,620, which is 10.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% higher than the Nebraska median of $37,060.

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 $37,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sewing Machine Operators at $40,620 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Sewing Machine Operators. Lincoln, NE ranks 4th of 6 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 $37,380 and employment of 150. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,670, against $40,620 here.
• Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 120 miles away, with a median of $36,300 and employment of 30. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,988, against $40,620 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 170 miles away, with a median of $37,270 and employment of 80. That median is 0.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,643, against $40,620 here.

Employment share

Sewing Machine Operators accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (60 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (104,880 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.49 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.