Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (2 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 213 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Dentists, General	$176,300	$84.76	40
2	Chief Executives	$163,640	$78.67	60
3	Nurse Practitioners	$135,200	$65.00	90
4	Pharmacists	$132,490	$63.70	110
5	Financial Managers	$130,410	$62.70	130
6	Physician Assistants	$128,700	$61.87	40
7	Facilities Managers	$119,030	$57.23	40
8	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$117,300	$56.39	50
9	Medical and Health Services Managers	$105,190	$50.57	180
10	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$104,870	Not published	130
11	Veterinarians	$103,060	$49.55	50
12	Physical Therapists	$101,780	$48.94	70
13	Construction Managers	$99,530	$47.85	110
14	Software Developers	$99,050	$47.62	40
15	Managers, All Other	$99,000	$47.60	50
16	Industrial Production Managers	$97,750	$46.99	60
17	Sales Managers	$97,250	$46.76	60
18	Civil Engineers	$95,090	$45.72	70
19	Project Management Specialists	$94,600	$45.48	30
20	Occupational Therapists	$94,190	$45.29	50
21	Administrative Services Managers	$91,040	$43.77	50
22	Dental Hygienists	$89,710	$43.13	60
23	Lawyers	$88,810	$42.70	70
24	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$88,290	$42.45	190
25	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$87,930	$42.27	30

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan 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.