Animal Scientists Salary in Lincoln, NE

Animal Scientists pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $118,980 or more. The middle half of animal scientists in Lincoln earn between $52,920 and $100,010.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Animal Scientists salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $81,260, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $63,179 a year, or $5,265 a month and $2,430 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Lincoln a good place for animal scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lincoln area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $81,260 buys what about $88,730 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Animal Scientists salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 1st of 2 Nebraska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Animal Scientists salaries in Nebraska

Highest-paying cities for animal scientists

Fayetteville, AR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($225,270).

Animal Scientists salary by city

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