Athletic Trainers Salary in Lincoln, NE

Athletic Trainers pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,300 or more. The middle half of athletic trainers in Lincoln earn between $59,890 and $74,940.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only).

Athletic Trainers salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $67,480, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $54,111 a year, or $4,509 a month and $2,081 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 athletic trainers? 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 $67,480 buys what about $73,683 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Athletic Trainers salary in other Nebraska cities

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

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Highest-paying cities for athletic trainers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($91,240).

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