Location Salary Data

Salaries in Grand Island, NE

Government-verified salary data from 233 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$123,012
233 filings
Median DOL Salary
$123,012
Total DOL Filings
233
Companies Hiring
58
Cost of Living Index
90.8
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Grand Island, NE$123,012
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Grand Island, NE is 101.9% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Grand Island

Highest-Paying Occupations in Grand Island

Job TitleMedian Salaryvs NationalFilings
Commercial and Industrial Designers$59,760-21.4%9
Industrial Engineers$55,016-42.2%10
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$38,230-34%49

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.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
Nurse Anesthetists$231,020290
Psychiatrists$229,240N/A
Chief Executives$206,0802,790
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$196,390160
Pediatricians, General$186,680410
General Internal Medicine Physicians$178,620740
Dentists, General$168,110740
Nuclear Engineers$149,280N/A
Psychologists, All Other$137,99050
Financial Managers$134,4105,480

Salary Trend in Grand Island, NE

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Grand Island, 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 TitleMedian SalaryCOL-Adjusted Equivalent
Commercial and Industrial Designers$59,760$65,815
Industrial Engineers$55,016$60,590
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$38,230$42,104

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Popular Salary Pages in Grand Island, NE

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversIndustrial EngineersCommercial and Industrial Designers
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.