Chemists Salary in Lincoln, NE

Chemists pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $110,020 or more. The middle half of chemists in Lincoln earn between $67,520 and $98,830.

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

Chemists salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $84,650, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $65,409 a year, or $5,451 a month and $2,516 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 chemists? 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 $84,650 buys what about $92,432 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chemists salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 2nd of 2 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($87,380).

All Chemists salaries in Nebraska

Highest-paying cities for chemists

Washington, DC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($144,550).

Chemists salary by city

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