Mechanical Engineers salary in Omaha, NE

Median pay for mechanical engineers in Omaha, NE: $86,240/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $62,800 – $133,490 · about 500 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($95,605) by −$9,365 (-10%).

What it's really worth in Omaha

With Omaha's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $86,240 has the buying power of about $93,258 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 125th of the 180 metros we hold mechanical engineers wages for. Once Omaha's cost of living is applied, it ranks 109th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Omaha sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Omaha

A median home in Omaha, NE costs $310,337 — about 3.6× 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 20% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where mechanical 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
San Jose, CA	$153,520	+78%	2.5×
San Francisco, CA	$136,970	+59%	2.3×
Albuquerque, NM	$133,660	+55%	1×
Tyler, TX	$130,720	+52%	1×

Same job elsewhere in NE

Metro	Median pay	vs Omaha	Rent vs Omaha
Lincoln, NE	$83,110	−4%	0.9×

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

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