Helpers--Production Workers Salary in Lincoln, NE

Helpers--Production Workers pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,460 or more. The middle half of helpers--production workers in Lincoln earn between $39,280 and $46,430.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Helpers--Production Workers pay in Lincoln vs. Nebraska and the U.S.

Helpers--production workers in Lincoln earn about the same as the Nebraska average ($41,850) and about the same as the U.S. average ($41,120). At the median the gap is +19% against the U.S. median of $39,070.

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

Helpers--Production Workers salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $42,280, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $35,108 a year, or $2,926 a month and $1,350 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% 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 helpers--production workers? 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 $42,280 buys what about $46,167 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 7.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Helpers--Production Workers salary in other Nebraska cities

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

All Helpers--Production Workers salaries in Nebraska

Highest-paying cities for helpers--production workers

Napa, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,850).

Helpers--Production Workers salary by city

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