Average Occupational Health And Safety Technicians Salary in Lincoln, NE

Occupational Health And Safety Technicians in Lincoln, NE earn a median annual salary of $47,530, which is -18.7% compared to the national median. There are 40 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Lincoln, NE (metro area).

$47,530

Lincoln, NE median annual wage

$23/hour median

-18.7%

Difference vs national median

National median is $58,440

Local employment

0.2 jobs per 1,000 workers

1.10

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $42,570
25th: $47,530
Median: $47,530
75th: $66,570
90th: $79,590

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

$51,899

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

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Anchorage, AK	$89,490	Compare	90
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$86,190	Compare	200
Omaha, NE-IA	$82,930	Compare	60
Baton Rouge, LA	$80,810	Compare	210
Albuquerque, NM	$77,130	Compare	270
Madison, WI	$76,720	Compare	80

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
Chief Executives	$204,570	2.28
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates	$196,390	1.49
Nurse Anesthetists	$182,110	1.06
Dentists, General	$155,050	1.26
Pharmacists	$132,700	1.00
Architectural And Engineering Managers	$132,470	1.38
Financial Managers	$127,280	0.96
Computer And Information Systems Managers	$126,500	1.38

Lincoln, NE has salary data for 437 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Chief Executives.

Historical series

Trend for Occupational Health And Safety Technicians in Lincoln, NE

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Occupational Health And Safety Technicians are projected to change by +8.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 3,400 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.