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Pharmacy pay in Nebraska

Upper-quartile pharmacy pay in Nebraska starts at $159.5K for Pharmacists.

Upper-quartile pharmacy pay in Nebraska starts at $159.5K for Pharmacists.

A national Pharmacists template misses Nebraska: local median pay is about $139.3K, 1% under the national median.

The pharmacy sheet in Nebraska ends at Pharmacy Aides, about $31.6K. Headcount for Pharmacists is 2,450.

Each occupation

1Pharmacists

State median
$139,330
75th percentile
$159,480
U.S. median
$140,910
State vs U.S.
0.99
State employment
2,450

2Pharmacy Technicians

State median
$46,610
75th percentile
$49,270
U.S. median
$45,750
State vs U.S.
1.02
State employment
2,660

3Pharmacy Aides

State median
$31,610
75th percentile
$36,150
U.S. median
$37,680
State vs U.S.
0.84
State employment
400

Ranked table

Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.

RankOccupationState median75th percentileU.S. medianState vs U.S.State employment
1Pharmacists$139,330$159,480$140,9100.992,450
2Pharmacy Technicians$46,610$49,270$45,7501.022,660
3Pharmacy Aides$31,610$36,150$37,6800.84400

Takeaways

  • The Nebraska wage to brief first is about $139.3K for Pharmacists.
  • National pay for Pharmacists in Nebraska is about $140.9K.
  • Stretch pay for Pharmacists in Nebraska is $159.5K.
  • Nebraska closes on Pharmacy Aides, about $31.6K, 16% under the national median.

For recruiters

  • Clear local pay for Pharmacists first.
  • Mention how many Pharmacists the state employs.

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

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Methodology

Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Nebraska median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 3 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Pharmacists state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Nebraska is 24 of 48. A row links to the Nebraska metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $139,330 is stated as about $139.3K. $140,910 is stated as about $140.9K. a comparison of 0.99 is stated as 1 percent. $159,480 is stated as about $159.5K. $31,610 is stated as about $31.6K. a comparison of 0.84 is stated as 16 percent. $37,680 is stated as about $37.7K.

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