Chief Executives Salary in Lincoln, NE

Chief Executives pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $101,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $488,020 or more. The middle half of chief executives in Lincoln earn between $152,520 and $330,000.

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

Chief Executives salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $257,990, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $177,568 a year, or $14,797 a month and $6,830 every two weeks. Taxes take 31% 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 chief executives? 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 $257,990 buys what about $281,707 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 4.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 1.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Chief Executives salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 2nd of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job; Omaha pays the most ($288,100).

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Highest-paying cities for chief executives

Medford, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($503,650).

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• General and Operations Managers$110,610 a year
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• Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,640 a year
• Sales Managers$138,430 a year
• Human Resources Managers$132,480 a year
• Education Administrators, Postsecondary$127,240 a year
• Natural Sciences Managers$126,860 a year

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