How does Childcare Workers pay in Lincoln, NE compare to the national average?

Lincoln, NE Childcare Workers salaries are 11% below the US national median of $32,050 per year.

What is the salary range for a Childcare Workers in Lincoln, NE?

Childcare Workers salaries in Lincoln, NE range from $24,960 (10th percentile) to $36,750 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Childcare Workers Salary in Lincoln, NE

SOC 39-9011 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Childcare Workers in Lincoln, NE is $28,470 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $13.69 per hour. This is 11% below the national median of $32,050. 1,610 people work as Childcare Workers in Lincoln, NE. Wages have grown 51% since 2014, when the median was $18,850.

Median Annual Salary

$28,470

Mean Annual

$30,490

Median Hourly

$13.69

Total Employed

1,610

Location Quotient

2.64

Concentrated here

Salary Distribution

$25k

10th

$27k

25th

$28k

Median

$32k

75th

$37k

90th

How This Compares

Lincoln, NE

$28,470

this metro

Nebraska

$28,860

you earn -1% vs state

United States

$32,050

you earn -11% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$28,470	$30,490	1,610
2023	$28,850	$29,260	1,770
2022	$27,680	$29,070	1,520
2021	$22,980	$25,750	1,600
2020	$23,170	$24,930	1,250
2019	$23,130	$24,610	1,470
2018	$21,980	$23,880	1,470
2017	$21,680	$23,220	1,700
2016	$20,470	$21,870	1,550
2015	$20,380	$20,930	1,000
2014	$18,850	$19,130	1,020

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