Average Life, Physical, And Social Science Technicians, All Other Salary in Lincoln, NE

Life, Physical, And Social Science Technicians, All Other in Lincoln, NE earn a median annual salary of $65,480, which is +5.1% compared to the national median. There are 60 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Lincoln, NE (metro area).

$65,480

Lincoln, NE median annual wage

$31/hour median

+5.1%

Difference vs national median

National median is $62,280

Local employment

0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers

0.69

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $44,950
25th: $50,710
Median: $65,480
75th: $88,610
90th: $89,430

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Lincoln, NE, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

91.6%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$71,500

Goods: 94.1%
Services: 76.8%
Rents: 84.2%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Lawton, OK	$115,090	Compare	N/A
Oklahoma City, OK	$100,190	Compare	290
Lynchburg, VA	$95,770	Compare	N/A
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$90,900	Compare	N/A
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$87,180	Compare	1,570
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$87,180	Compare	70

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Lincoln, NE

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
General Internal Medicine Physicians	$369,980	0.44
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$365,830	2.66
Physicians, All Other	$326,620	0.42
Chief Executives	$217,780	1.92
Nurse Anesthetists	$216,030	N/A
Family Medicine Physicians	$209,990	1.40
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates	$208,180	1.46
Dentists, General	$204,530	1.13

Lincoln, NE has salary data for 452 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is General Internal Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Life, Physical, And Social Science Technicians, All Other in Lincoln, NE

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Life, Physical, And Social Science Technicians, All Other are projected to change by +3.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 10,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.