Nursing Assistants · SOC 31-1131
Nursing Assistants Salary in the South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Nursing Assistants in the South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $40,020 per year ($19.24 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $36,000 at the 10th percentile to $47,960 at the 90th. BLS estimates 2,920 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Nursing Assistants in the South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area earn more than $40,020 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $37,740 and $46,400.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $36,000 | $37,740 | $40,020 | $46,400 | $47,960 |
| Hourly | $17.31 | $18.14 | $19.24 | $22.31 | $23.06 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$40,020 median for South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $37,740 to $46,400
- Nebraskastate$40,000 median for Nebraska; middle half earns $38,030 to $46,410
- United Statesnational$42,260 median for United States; middle half earns $37,260 to $47,220
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs Nebraska overall and −5% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Nebraska
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for nursing assistants, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- South Nebraska nonmetropolitan areathis page$40,020 median for South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $37,740 to $46,400
- $40,020 median for Omaha metro area; middle half earns $38,150 to $46,790
- $38,880 median for Grand Island metro area; middle half earns $37,220 to $46,240
- $38,650 median for Lincoln metro area; middle half earns $37,680 to $45,490
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for nursing assistantss · Highest-paying occupations in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.