SOC 21-1029 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Social Workers, All Other make in Omaha, NE-IA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Workers, All Other in Omaha, NE-IA is $92,480. The 10th percentile is $66,250 and the 90th percentile is $108,890. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$92,480

10th percentile
$66,250
25th percentile
$72,880
Median
$92,480
75th percentile
$102,480
90th percentile
$108,890
Mean
$87,860

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Social Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $66,250 and the 90th percentile is $108,890. The difference is $42,640, which is 46.1% 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 $72,880 to the 75th at $102,480, covers $29,600.

The mean annual wage is $87,860, which sits below the median of $92,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Omaha, NE-IA median is 28.6% higher than the national median of $71,900 for Social Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $100,619, which is 39.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.9% higher than the Nebraska median of $76,520.

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 $92,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Workers, All Other at $100,619 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social Workers, All Other. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 118 miles away, with a median of $94,930 and employment of 90. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,521, against $100,619 here.
  • Sioux Falls, SD-MN is 161 miles away, with a median of $89,270 and employment of 50. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,498, against $100,619 here.
  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 183 miles away, with a median of $104,400 and employment of 180. That median is 12.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,812, against $100,619 here.

Employment share

Social Workers, All Other accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Omaha, NE-IA (110 of 498,100). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (62,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.55 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Social Workers, All Other make in Omaha, NE-IA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social Workers, All Other in Omaha, NE-IA is $92,480. The 10th percentile is $66,250 and the 90th percentile is $108,890. Employment is 110.

How does that compare with the national median for Social Workers, All Other?

The local median is 28.6% higher than the national median of $71,900.

What is Social Workers, All Other 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 $92,480 is $100,619. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Omaha, NE-IA compare with nearby metros for Social Workers, All Other?

Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 118 miles away, at $94,930. Omaha, NE-IA ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.