Kearney, NE Salary Data - What Companies Pay Here

Median DOL Salary

$128,902

Total DOL Filings

233

Companies Hiring

Cost of Living Index

90.8

National avg = 100

Location vs National

Kearney, NE$128,902

National Average$60,917

The weighted median salary in Kearney, NE is 111.6% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Kearney

Employer	Local Filings	Median Salary	Type
The Physician Network	77	$237,500	Other
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY	43	$57,000	Other
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	29	$60,000	Other
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA KEARNEY	12	$49,500	Other
Alegent Creighton Clinic	11	$225,000	Other
Kearney Regional Medical Center	8	$55,000	Other
Atlas Healthcare LLC	8	$71,552	Other
Baldwin Filters Inc.	7	$37,606	Other
BUILDERS WAREHOUSE, INC.	6	$70,000	Other
Cyient, Inc	6	$68,994	Other
Central Community College	5	$48,103	Other
Eaton Corporation	4	$105,000	Other
Ward Laboratories INC	4	$75,497	Other
Vytelle, LLC	3	$62,255	Other
Cabelas, LLC	3	$88,627	Other
Good Samaritan Hospital	3	$64,771	Other
Parker Hannifin Corporation	3	$85,821	Other
PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP, P.C.	3	$310,000	Other
BALDWIN FILTER, INC.	2	$64,250	Other
TAAL Technologies Inc	2	$71,000	Other
RICHARDSON MANURE HAULING, INC.	2	$45,000	Other
Management Health Systems, LLC	1	$60,320	Other
Wipro Limited	1	$72,301	Staffing
MIDLANDS CARDIOLOGY GROUP, P.C.	1	$450,000	Other
Platte Valley Medical Group	1	$825,000	Other

Highest-Paying Occupations in Kearney

Job Title	Median Salary	vs National	Filings
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,000	-39.4%	7
Mechanical Engineers	$62,500	-24.3%	9
Industrial Engineers	$61,800	-35.1%	7
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$55,000	-27.7%	6

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 Kearney, NE

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Kearney, 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
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,000	$70,485
Mechanical Engineers	$62,500	$68,833
Industrial Engineers	$61,800	$68,062
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$55,000	$60,573

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Popular Salary Pages in Kearney, NE

Mechanical Engineers Industrial Engineers Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

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 Kearney, NE