How much do Structural Iron and Steel Workers make in Lincoln, NE?

Percentile spread

For Structural Iron and Steel Workers, the published 10th percentile is $46,830 and the 90th percentile is $71,850. The difference is $25,020, which is 43.2% 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 $46,830 to the 75th at $63,890, covers $17,060.

The mean annual wage is $57,760, which sits below the median of $57,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 7.8% lower than the national median of $62,780 for Structural Iron and Steel Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,223, which is 0.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.6% lower than the Nebraska median of $65,470.

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 $57,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Structural Iron and Steel Workers at $63,223 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 Structural Iron and Steel Workers. Lincoln, NE ranks 5th 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 $74,430 and employment of 380. That median is 28.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $80,981, against $63,223 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 170 miles away, with a median of $80,080. That median is 38.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,327, against $63,223 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 183 miles away, with a median of $77,570 and employment of 380. That median is 34% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,820, against $63,223 here.

Employment share

Structural Iron and Steel Workers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (130 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (68,380 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.62 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.