Columbus, NE Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$79,824

Total DOL Filings

118

Companies Hiring

Cost of Living Index

90.8

National avg = 100

Location vs National

Columbus, NE$79,824

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in Columbus, NE is 31% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Columbus

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
Becton Dickinson and Company	57	$112,609	Other
Daniels Produce, LLC	11	$32,739	Other
Atlas Healthcare LLC	7	$71,552	Other
Columbus Community Hospital, Inc.	6	$60,892	Other
THE MASCHHOFFS	6	$66,040	Other
EAST CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT	5	$165,000	Other
Deloitte Consulting LLP	3	$90,646	Staffing
Huen Electric, Inc.	2	$125,445	Other
Viridis Chemical Payroll, LLC	2	$177,500	Other
Intellectt Inc	1	$92,352	Other
Magna Infotech, Ltd.	1	$80,500	Other
Deming Public Schools	1	$39,976	Other
Platte County School District 1	1	$49,320	Other
BECTON, DICKINSON & COMPANY	1	$104,618	Other
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)	1	$113,000	Other
COLUMBUS EYE PHYSICIANS, PC	1	$250,000	Other
Shoolin Inc	1	$89,856	Other
Sovereign Technologies LLC	1	$85,000	Other
HCL America INC	1	$84,115	Staffing
Douglas Holdings LLC DBA Sidumpr Trailer	1	$100,027	Other
Douglas Holdings, LLC	1	$65,000	Other
ZAKO LLC	1	$43,410	Other
THOMAS & BETTS POWER SOLUTIONS, LLC	1	$64,012	Other
Lallemand Specialties	1	$72,991	Other
Amazon Data Services, Inc	1	$137,259	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Columbus

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
General and Operations Managers	$113,963	+38%	5
Industrial Engineers	$70,949	-25.4%	13
Mechanical Engineers	$65,750	-20.3%	6
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$32,739	-28.3%	10

BLS Wage Survey Data - Nebraska

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.

BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Nebraska.

Occupation	BLS Median Wage	Employment
Nurse Anesthetists	$231,020	290
Psychiatrists	$229,240	N/A
Chief Executives	$206,080	2,790
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$196,390	160
Pediatricians, General	$186,680	410
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$178,620	740
Dentists, General	$168,110	740
Nuclear Engineers	$149,280	N/A
Psychologists, All Other	$137,990	50
Financial Managers	$134,410	5,480

Salary Trend in Columbus, NE

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Columbus, NE has a cost of living index of 90.8, which is 9.2% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $110,132 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job Title	Median Salary	COL-Adjusted Equivalent
General and Operations Managers	$113,963	$125,510
Industrial Engineers	$70,949	$78,138
Mechanical Engineers	$65,750	$72,412
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$32,739	$36,056

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Popular Salary Pages in Columbus, NE

Industrial Engineers Agricultural Equipment Operators Mechanical Engineers General and Operations Managers

Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Salaries in Columbus, NE