Grand Island, NE metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Grand Island Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Grand Island, NE metro area

Figures describe the Grand Island, NE metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Grand Island city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (3 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 189 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Grand Island, NE metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$177,730	$85.45	40
2	Chief Executives	$173,690	$83.51	70
3	Physician Assistants	$141,590	$68.07	40
4	Financial Managers	$137,100	$65.91	150
5	Sales Managers	$134,750	$64.78	60
6	Pharmacists	$134,520	$64.67	70
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$130,350	$62.67	30
8	Nurse Practitioners	$125,690	$60.43	80
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$123,040	$59.15	50
10	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$109,480	$52.63	90
11	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$109,460	Not published	80
12	Industrial Production Managers	$107,650	$51.76	150
13	Managers, All Other	$107,610	$51.74	70
14	Medical and Health Services Managers	$103,220	$49.62	150
15	Lawyers	$103,150	$49.59	50
16	Veterinarians	$103,050	$49.55	30
17	Financial Examiners	$101,690	$48.89	30
18	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$100,340	$48.24	80
19	Facilities Managers	$99,030	$47.61	50
20	Construction Managers	$98,880	$47.54	100
21	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$98,880	$47.54	40
22	Administrative Services Managers	$97,130	$46.70	60
23	Software Developers	$96,260	$46.28	50
24	Civil Engineers	$90,910	$43.71	40
25	Occupational Therapists	$87,190	$41.92	60

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Grand Island metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.