Grand Island, NE
Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS data · Nebraska statewide data
$51,080
Median Annual Wage
+49% since 2015
$54,980
Nebraska Median
-7% vs state
30,730
Total Workers
185
Occupations Tracked
Grand Island, NE is a Metropolitan Area with 185 tracked occupations and an estimated 30,730 total workers. Wages grew an average of 43.7% from 2015 to 2024, with Management Occupations and Legal Occupations offering the highest median salaries.
Wages by Occupation Group
Top Occupations
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Chief Executives | $174,800 |
| Physician Assistants | $131,150 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $129,790 |
| Pharmacists | $129,290 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $128,800 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $123,950 |
| Human Resources Managers | $123,920 |
| Financial Managers | $122,620 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | $108,030 |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $105,370 |
Job Market Trends
2015 → 2024
+43.7%
avg wage growth since 2015
-5.5%
employment change since 2015
Fastest Wage Growth
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment Transportation and Material Moving Occupations |
+147.0%
$19,820 → $48,960
|
| Waiters and Waitresses Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+95.6%
$18,300 → $35,790
|
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks Office and Administrative Support Occupations |
+86.8%
$27,940 → $52,180
|
| Nurse Practitioners Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |
+85.4%
$69,990 → $129,790
|
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales and Related Occupations |
+85.1%
$42,280 → $78,250
|
Most Jobs Added
| Financial Managers Management Occupations |
+400.0%
30 → 160
|
| Construction Managers Management Occupations |
+200.0%
50 → 160
|
| Food Servers, Nonrestaurant Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations |
+200.0%
50 → 160
|
| General and Operations Managers Management Occupations |
+100.0%
400 → 810
|
| Industrial Production Managers Management Occupations |
+100.0%
60 → 120
|
Wage Declines
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers Sales and Related Occupations |
-1.8%
$76,680 → $75,310
|
Wage Trends in Grand Island, NE
View data table
| Year | Median Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| 2024 latest | $51,080 |
| 2023 | $48,270 |
| 2022 | $46,670 |
| 2021 | $46,640 |
| 2020 | $42,530 |
| 2019 | $39,290 |
| 2018 | $38,120 |
| 2017 | $36,150 |
| 2016 | $35,200 |
| 2015 | $34,260 |