Education Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Lincoln, NE

Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $51,020 a year or less, while the top 10% make $124,910 or more. The middle half of education teachers, postsecondary in Lincoln earn between $61,380 and $96,060.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Education Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Lincoln vs. Nebraska and the U.S.

Education teachers, postsecondary in Lincoln earn 4% less than the Nebraska average ($87,560) and 6% more than the U.S. average ($79,350). At the median the gap is +5% against the U.S. median of $75,350.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $84,020, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $64,995 a year, or $5,416 a month and $2,500 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Lincoln a good place for education teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lincoln area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $84,020 buys what about $91,744 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 1st of 2 Nebraska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for education teachers, postsecondary

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($130,400).

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