Civil Engineers salary in Omaha, NE

Median pay for civil engineers in Omaha, NE: $94,010/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $65,600 – $128,180 · about 1,110 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($88,630) by +$5,380 (+6%).

What it's really worth in Omaha

With Omaha's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $94,010 has the buying power of about $101,660 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $79,634 · median home $310,337 · median rent $1,444/mo.

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How Omaha ranks for this job

On raw pay, Omaha, NE is 66th of the 187 metros we hold civil engineers wages for. Once Omaha's cost of living is applied, it ranks 32nd.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Omaha is one of the places where civil engineers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Omaha

A median home in Omaha, NE costs $310,337 — about 3.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,444/mo works out at 18% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where civil engineers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Omaha.

Metro	Median pay	vs Omaha	Rent vs Omaha
Sacramento, CA	$125,760	+34%	1.6×
San Francisco, CA	$122,670	+30%	2.3×
San Jose, CA	$119,430	+27%	2.5×
Baton Rouge, LA	$110,110	+17%	1×

Same job elsewhere in NE

Metro	Median pay	vs Omaha	Rent vs Omaha
Lincoln, NE	$78,040	−17%	0.9×

Staying in NE keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires civil engineers around Omaha

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Offutt Air Force Base · Government

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