How much do Tool and Die Makers make in Lincoln, NE?

Percentile spread

For Tool and Die Makers, the published 10th percentile is $47,100 and the 90th percentile is $83,140. The difference is $36,040, which is 45.0% 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 $59,670 to the 75th at $83,140, covers $23,470.

The mean annual wage is $71,540, which sits below the median of $80,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 24.9% higher than the national median of $64,050 for Tool and Die Makers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,387, which is 36.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.7% higher than the Nebraska median of $69,150.

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 $80,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Tool and Die Makers at $87,387 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 Tool and Die Makers. 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 $66,420 and employment of 80. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,266, against $87,387 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 170 miles away, with a median of $73,170 and employment of 90. That median is 8.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,792, against $87,387 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 183 miles away, with a median of $85,740 and employment of 450. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,649, against $87,387 here.

Employment share

Tool and Die Makers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (130 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (56,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.94 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.