SOC 15-2041 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Statisticians make in Lincoln, NE?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Statisticians in Lincoln, NE is $91,560. The 10th percentile is $49,840 and the 90th percentile is $119,430. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$91,560

10th percentile
$49,840
25th percentile
$61,970
Median
$91,560
75th percentile
$103,380
90th percentile
$119,430
Mean
$87,610

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Statisticians, the published 10th percentile is $49,840 and the 90th percentile is $119,430. The difference is $69,590, which is 76.0% 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 $61,970 to the 75th at $103,380, covers $41,410.

The mean annual wage is $87,610, which sits below the median of $91,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 13.3% lower than the national median of $105,650 for Statisticians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,977, which is 5.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.7% higher than the Nebraska median of $83,480.

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 $91,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Statisticians at $99,977 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 Statisticians. Lincoln, NE ranks 2nd 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).).

  • Omaha, NE-IA is 56 miles away, with a median of $77,590 and employment of 80. That median is 15.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,419, against $99,977 here.
  • Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 170 miles away, with a median of $58,840. That median is 35.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,165, against $99,977 here.
  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 183 miles away, with a median of $111,780 and employment of 100. That median is 22.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $120,787, against $99,977 here.

Employment share

Statisticians accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (40 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,030 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.17 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 · Statisticians 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 Statisticians make in Lincoln, NE?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Statisticians in Lincoln, NE is $91,560. The 10th percentile is $49,840 and the 90th percentile is $119,430. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Statisticians?

The local median is 13.3% lower than the national median of $105,650.

What is Statisticians 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 $91,560 is $99,977. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lincoln, NE compare with nearby metros for Statisticians?

Omaha, NE-IA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 56 miles away, at $77,590. Lincoln, NE ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.